The 2009 Barbera d’Alba is another terrific wine. It flows with dark raspberries, flowers, licorice and spices, showing fabulous intensity all the way through to the seamless finish. This fabulous Barbera is all elegance and class. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2017. This is a head-spinning set of wines from Luigi Pira from top to bottom. I would be thrilled to drink any of these wines any day of the week. As always, Pira favors a style based on textural richness. At their best, the wines show an equal amount of elegance. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including: de Grazia Imports; tel. (417) 732-4200; Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; (516) 677-9300, Estate Wines Ltd., San Rafael CA; (415) 492-9411, Robert Houde Wines, Bensenville IL; (630) 422-1119