{"title":"BARBARESCO for DAD","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWINE FOR THE TABLE + CELLAR + GRILL + DAD!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis is Jacob's favorite producer and DEFINITELY what is on \u003cem\u003ehis\u003c\/em\u003e Father's Day Table.\u003c\/h3\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cantina-del-pino-ovello-barbaresco-docg-2021","title":"Cantina del Pino 'Ovello' Barbaresco DOCG, 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOvello is one of the most famous sites in the entire Barbaresco wine growing region. The elegance and intensity of this wine is conferred by the perfectly situated location of the vine: on the hills above the Tanaro River with S\/SW exposure and a limestone and sandy soil. Equally delicious young or aged. (From the Winery.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wine is among Franca Vacca's very first Barbaresco she has made on her own since her husband passed away earlier in the same year, 2020. 2021 as a vintage reflects something very special and I am eager to serve these wines, save these wines, study these wines, and cherish them all the while. The recent 2019 was the first in a glorious trio of vintages, with 2020 continuing this legacy and offering Barbaresco a true spotlight. While 2020 had big boots to fill as the successor to the outstanding 2019 vintage in Piedmont, both vintages offered us something very different and, naturally, equally delightful. The 2020 vintage gave us a genuine vintage of pleasure: open, relaxed and generously fruity with succulent tannins poised to be super delicious now without sacrificing a graceful journey in the Cellar resting for years to come if you prefer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd NOW, enter the 2021...holy SMOKES, what treat! 2021 reflects a further \u003cem\u003efinery\u003c\/em\u003e and strikes an even deeper balance of approachable and delicious fruit, remarkable concentration, and fine-grained tannins that will serve this wine in your Cellar for years to come and\/or on your Table this weekend with a grilled steak. 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The last three years proved to be a remarkable opportunity and our own experience and engagement with this sublime bottling followed many critics' writing to the letter... indeed, while we rarely republish “points” if I were to do so, you’d discover this wine as the among the very “top” throughout ALL of Barbaresco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe wisdom in waiting to offer this wine until more recently is a little confusing at first...but, if you catch my vibe of how curated we are, you'll understand. Essentially, Gallina, while among the smallest and dearest production Barbaresco EVER, the Cru simultaneously accounts for some of Vacca's youngest vines (still developed and mature but *less* so than Ovello and Albesani) AND the wine additionally stands as the largest single component of Vacca's DOCG blended bottling featured just above. So...in years past I've felt like if we skip this, we tell a sufficient story and share a sufficient snapshot of Vacca's work...this year I feel differently and I invite you, expressly, to join me. You see, the DOCG multi-cru blend is Vacca's *flagship* as it best reflects his house style and blending ability...isn't this a super component of the absolute favorite wine of mine? I think so! I'm going for it. Come with me!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wine is among Franca Vacca's very first Barbaresco she has made on her own since her husband passed away earlier in the same year, 2020. 2021 as a vintage reflects something very special and I am eager to serve these wines, save these wines, study these wines, and cherish them all the while. The recent 2019 was the first in a glorious trio of vintages, with 2020 continuing this legacy and offering Barbaresco a true spotlight. While 2020 had big boots to fill as the successor to the outstanding 2019 vintage in Piedmont, both vintages offered us something very different and, naturally, equally delightful. The 2020 vintage gave us a genuine vintage of pleasure: open, relaxed and generously fruity with succulent tannins poised to be super delicious now without sacrificing a graceful journey in the Cellar resting for years to come if you prefer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd NOW, enter the 2021...holy SMOKES, what treat! 2021 reflects a further \u003cem\u003efinery\u003c\/em\u003e and strikes an even deeper balance of approachable and delicious fruit, remarkable concentration, and fine-grained tannins that will serve this wine in your Cellar for years to come and\/or on your Table this weekend with a grilled steak. 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The intensity of the fruit covers the tannins nicely, and with time the wine’s power becomes more evident.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wine is among Franca Vacca's very first Barbaresco she has made on her own since her husband passed away earlier in the same year, 2020. 2021 as a vintage reflects something very special and I am eager to serve these wines, save these wines, study these wines, and cherish them all the while. The recent 2019 was the first in a glorious trio of vintages, with 2020 continuing this legacy and offering Barbaresco a true spotlight. While 2020 had big boots to fill as the successor to the outstanding 2019 vintage in Piedmont, both vintages offered us something very different and, naturally, equally delightful. The 2020 vintage gave us a genuine vintage of pleasure: open, relaxed and generously fruity with succulent tannins poised to be super delicious now without sacrificing a graceful journey in the Cellar resting for years to come if you prefer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd NOW, enter the 2021...holy SMOKES, what treat! 2021 reflects a further \u003cem\u003efinery\u003c\/em\u003e and strikes an even deeper balance of approachable and delicious fruit, remarkable concentration, and fine-grained tannins that will serve this wine in your Cellar for years to come and\/or on your Table this weekend with a grilled steak. 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