Scarpa Barbera d'Asti Casa Scarpa 2021 MARQUE Meyer lemon tart and almond

Meyer lemon tart and almond butter greet you on the nose with a palate of beeswax and tarte tatin

Montbourgeau

with fruity notes of green apple and sweet pear

Oka starts with rice

an unusually high share

Scarpa Barbera d'Asti Casa Scarpa 2021 MARQUE Meyer lemon tart and almondScarpa is best known for serious, long aged Nebbiolo, so it's easy to overlook that Barbera is where the house has its most fun. Casa Scarpa comes from organically farmed estate fruit in the Poderi Bricchi vineyard at Castel Rocchero, fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel with no oak anywhere in the process, then given six months in bottle before release. That choice keeps the wine crunchy and lifted, all bright red fruit and Barbera's