The 1997 Bric Quercia vino da tavola (a blend of Barbera and Bonarda) was aged in barrel and bottled unfiltered. It is an exotic, opaque purple-colored wine with a beautiful nose of sweet cherry jam and kirsch liqueur intertwined with toasty, smoky oak and floral scents. Opulently-textured, fat, and chewy (a characteristic of this vintage), this low acid, hedonistically-styled wine should drink well for 5-6 years.A Leonardo Locascio Selection, Winebow, Hohokus, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620