Michele Chiarlo Cipressi Barbera d'Asti Superiore Nizza DOCG, Italy 2022 Case (6x750ml) Michel Magnien Crafted with Hiroshima's prized sake

Crafted with Hiroshima's prized sake rice 'Hattan Nishiki' and sake yeast #9

The NV Préférence is an attractive

It's 75% Tempranillo

but the oak feels more integrated than the initial that I tasted in my previous review of Rioja

Michele Chiarlo Cipressi Barbera d'Asti Superiore Nizza DOCG, Italy 2022 Case (6x750ml) Michel Magnien Crafted with Hiroshima's prized sakeMichele Chiarlo Cipressi Nizza is a fresh and fragrant, dry, medium bodied Barbera vinified in steel tanks and aged for 12 months in large oak casks. Elegant and bright with fresh red berry, cherry, raspberry and dried sweet tobacco leaf flavours, the wine is savoury and vibrant on the palate. Tannins are velvety.