2023 St. Amant Leventini Vineyard Barbera

Producer: St. Amant  
Region: Lodi, California  
Varietal: Barbera  
Year: 2023 

Winemaker Notes: 

"This lively Italian variety has been a quiet stalwart in California viticulture. Both rich and light-bodied, this uncelebrated grape has a long history in Lodi's sandy soils where it makes vibrant flavorful wines. I call it my pizza wine...it's delicious, unpretentious, and is the perfect food wine. 

Originally planted for Gallo Hearty Burgundy back in the 1972 by family friend Ted Leventini. Ted had been pestering us for a number of years to make a Barbera, but we had plenty of unusual and lesser-known wines, that we really didn’t need another. However, Ted, an accomplished chef, ended up cooking for my wedding, and we felt obligated to make a little wine. In 1998 Ted snuck a few tons away from our southerly neighbor. The wine was an instant success–winning numerous awards and selling out in months and has since been a mainstay of the St.Amant line of wine for nearly 30 years." 

Alcohol: 13.8% 

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