Billy Button Barbera 2019

"Jo Marsh loves the Alpine Valleys for its treasure trove of grapes on offer. When she started her Billy Button label five years ago with 10 single-varietal wines, three were Italian whites – friulano, verduzzo and vermentino. Jo has since added arneis, malvasia and prosecco. “The allure of Italian whites is they are about texture and the palate, not about the nose,” she says. “And they just combine so well with food.” Jane Faulkner - Wine Companion

"Jo Marsh’s (aka Billy Button) wines are always so fresh, so well balanced. This is juicy with red- and black-cherry fruit flavours though fragrant herbs play key roles as do twiggy, more savoury characters. We get the juice, we get the fruit, we get the herbs and associated spices. It’s beautifully balanced in the best of ways; it’s both generous and exuberant but it’s also controlled. It drinks, as a result, like a charm." 92pts - Campbell Mattinson - WineFront