2021 Tightrope "Fleet Road Vineyard" Barbera🔥93pts 🔥 Exclusive Release!

What an absolute treat to taste, and as rare as it gets! Only a few parcels of Barbera grow in Canada, and Tightrope has to be one of the very best producers of it. While Barbera can be anywhere from light body to full body, this one definitely lies on the fuller body side of the scale. Rich, full of colour and personality, this wine definitely deserves it's gold medal (and 93pts from yours truly). Aromas of violets, black cherry, black currant, black tea, and loads of oak spice, including licorice, cinnamon, and pepper. The palate is dense, compact but also full of energy, and the level of acitity balances the 50% new oak gracefully. Flavours of black fruit but also a line of red currant, black cherry, dark licorice, chewy tobacco, vanilla, and a long stoney finish. The tanins are still a little stiff at the moment, but another year or two in the cellar will help. There's definitely 10+ years of cellaring potential here. Only two cases were made (1 new French oak barrel, 1 neutral barrel) and this wine-club only wine is actually sold out - except for 36 bottles the winery held back for Carl's Wine Club members! (Carl Boucher, Oct 2, 2025). 90 cases made.