Barbaresco Gallina Viti Vecchie

Beautiful. It's like Curiosity Cola mixed with menthol, pine needles, and tarragon. The cherry here is properly sexy - aromatic and heady, flowers everywhere. But Christ, this is hard to drink. Charged like a Tesla coil, but it's just stupidly painful to swallow. Every sip feels like the wine's trying to suck out your soul. You can feel all that power, all that potential, but fuck me, I'm not a prophet - how am I supposed to know what this becomes in ten years? Probably transcendent, but today it's pure masochism. Beautiful masochism, sure, but still. This is wine that makes you question your life choices while simultaneously admiring its brilliance. Like being punched by someone gorgeous - you're impressed and in pain at the same time.