'10 Rosa dell Olmo Barbaresco

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2010 Rosa dell Olmo, Barbaresco DOCG ($9.99 Trader Joe's, Alcohol level 13.5%). Not the best Barbaresco in the world, but well worth the price. It gives a nice ruby red to garnet color to the eye, violets and vanilla to the nose and up front, a pleasant balance with smooth tannin in the middle, and a lingering finish.

We matched it with Gemelli pasta in our red Italian sauce, and cherry tomatoes and cucumber (from our garden) vinaigrette salad. Yum!