Barbera from Asti, Piedmont, Italy

Purchase Price: $13.98

James Suckling 90, ElsBob 91

ABV: 14.0%

Aromas of raspberries and spices, medium to full-bodied, with amplified acidity, and dry. This wine will complement just about any food from steaks to pizza to cheese. Enjoy.

An excellent wine at less than half the price you would expect to pay for a comparable wine.

Trivia: The Italian Piedmont region is where Hannibal initially descended from the Alps with his elephants to engage the Romans in the Second Punic War, which spanned the period from 218-201 BC.