Leather and eucalyptus notes mark this rustic red. On the sinewy side, lacking freshness. Drink now. 1,660 cases made, 225 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Alba Select to Add

A rich, succulent style, whose fresh black cherry, plum and floral flavors are penetrating and long. Harmonious, with accents of licorice and chocolate on the finish. Drink now through 2015. 750 cases made.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Alba Select to Add

The 2007 Barbera d’Alba is another big, muscular red packed with dark fruit, sweet spices and flowers. This weighty yet superbly well-balanced Barbera is a treat to taste and should continue to offer highly pleasurable drinking for at least several years. It is a gem in this vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2012. Enzo Boglietti fashions some of Piedmont’s most stylish wines. Importer: The Rare Wine Co., Sonoma, CA; tel. (707) 996-4484