A bright but slightly deeper ruby color, the 2022 Barbera D'Alba is lifted with peppery freshness and crisp red and black berries. Offering a snappy nature and good structure, it takes things up a notch in overall quality and can stand up to a variety of cuisines. With its crunchy fruit and fresh structure, I love where this is now, and it's going to be very nice over the next several years as well.

The 2022 Barbera d'Alba is deep, layered and expressive in the mid-weight style that runs through all the wines here. Succulent dark cherry, plum, mocha, spice and new leather are nicely pushed forward. The 2022 is aged entirely in cask, with one new cask in the mix that adds just a very subtle touch of new wood character.