The 2008 Barbera d’Asti Fiulot is made in a similarly fragrant style. Generous dark red fruits and sweet spices emerge from this accessible, unoaked Barbera. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2011. These two entry-level wines from Prunotto – one of Piedmont’s historic houses – offer good varietal definition. A Leonardo Lo Cascio Selection, Winebow, Montvale, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620

Here’s a nicely clean and compact Barbera d’Asti with pretty, albeit simple, aromas of wild fruit, pomegranate juice and fresh blueberries. You’ll enjoy the aromatic purity of this wine—which shows little sign of interference in the winery—and the overall crispness of the fruit.——M.L.(9/1/2010)—— 87