Review: 2021 Lovatelli Barbera d’Asti DOCG

Review: 2021 Lovatelli Barbera d’Asti DOCG

Review: 2021 Lovatelli Barbera d’Asti DOCG

This is our first time out with Lovatelli, a producer of both barbera and primitivo wines. This 2021 release is a pretty, clean, and approachable barbera, heavy on the nose with its notes of rosemary and white pepper. Balanced on the palate — though a bit weedy — the cherry-focused fruit elements keep the wine on an even keel, albeit leading to a slightly pruny finish. Slightly flabby, the wine would benefit from a boost of acidity.

Kosher.

B+ / $25

2021 Lovatelli Barbera d'Asti DOCG

$25
8.5

Rating

8.5/10

A veteran journalist, the author of four books, a published poet, and an award-winning winemaker, Christopher Null has more than 25 years of experience writing about wine and spirits. He founded Drinkhacker in 2007. He also writes regularly about the science of booze for WIRED and is an occasional contributor to ADI's Distiller magazine. He has been a judge for both the American Distilling Institute Judging of Craft Spirits and Whiskies of the World spirits competitions and often works as a consultant, developing formal tasting notes for spirits brands around the world.

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