A tough, gritty wine, with hard tannins and acidity framing blackberry and black currant flavors. It’s fully dry, but has the rustic feeling that Barbera usually shows. ——S.H.(3/1/2011)—— 85

Sebastiani knows Barbera. At its best, which this one is, the variety produces a very dry, very tannic and high-acid wine, rich in earthy, coffee, cherry-berry flavors. This bottle, which is robust now, will easily achieve 20 years of age, softening and sweetening all the way. ——S.H.(10/1/2006)—— 87