Dog & Pony Barbera

Tasting notes & discussion 11

Typically $34/bottle from Comanche Cellars
Vintage 2021 from San Benito County
Available for AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY
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About Comanche Cellars: “Comanche Cellars is on California’s Monterey Peninsula, where we take advantage of the incredible wealth of vineyards that can be found in almost every direction. All throughout the Santa Lucia Highlands, Arroyo Seco, San Antonio Valley and Santa Cruz Mountains AVA’s, there are winegrowers and winemakers producing incredibly beautiful wines that, we think, can and will rival the best the world has to offer.”

Benito Box

TASTING NOTES: “San Benito County has an excellent climate for this high-acid, deep colored Old World Italian varietal. Its juicy bright cherry notes are combined with raspberry, clove and ginger. With its pleasant mouthfeel, it’s perfect on its own or to enjoy with your favorite Italian meal.” (AbV 12.9%)

VARIETALS: Barbera

BARRELS: 23 months in American and French oak, 15-25% new.

PAIRS WITH: Your favorite Italian meal!

THAT REMINDS ME OF: The humble bento box. Which I realize is pretty funny immediately following a recommendation of an Italian meal.

Basically a Japanese lunchbox, though versions of it exist all around East/Southeast Asia. Take some rice or noodles, maybe add a little something to it. Put it in one compartment. Next, get some fish or chicken, prepared however you want, put it in another compartment. Then get some vegetables in there for good measure. Maybe egg, seaweed, some sauce you can put on one or multiple items. A lot of the components can be eaten on their own or mixed together.

Since everything goes together in a single, contained box, people get creative with presentation and ideas. They make pictures out of the contents. They’ll make themed bentos. There are all kinds of specialty containers with different layouts and functions.

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