Fresh and crisp and tasting of lots of clean red berry character, this wine is ripe and balanced, making it fun to drink (there's no obvious oak here) and sniff--if you don't mind a hint of earthy stable aroma. Drink now through 2000.??–PM??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Alba Select to Add

Almost jammy with its black cherries, chocolate and toast characteristics. This is a big Barbera that spares nothing on the oak. For some it will be a toasty treat, while others may get scared away by the charred, bitter taste of the wood.——W.E.(4/1/2000)—— 90