Powerful and bright, with bracing acidity driving the black cherry, plum and earth flavors. Rugged tannins mark the compact finish. Drink now through 2023. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 1,880 cases made, 500 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Asti Select to Add

Plenty of juicy black cherry and blackberry fruit marks this red. Firms up and has the vibrant profile for some salumi, pizza or pasta. Fine length. Drink now through 2020. 2,010 cases made, 500 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Asti Select to Add

Bordering on opulent, this stays juicy courtesy of the vivid acidity. Plum, cherry, leather and earth flavors persist on the moderately long finish. Drink now. 100 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Asti Select to Add

Elegant and racy, with a vibrant structure driving black cherry, raspberry and spice flavors. Focused and long, with a ripe fruit essence on the finish. Drink now through 2014. 1,600 cases made, 600 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Asti Select to Add

The 2010 Barbera d’Asti Superiore Le Rocchette bursts from the glass with racy dark fruit, spices and multiple layers of vibrant, incisive minerality. I especially admire the balance of opulent fruit and minerality in the 2010. This succulent, vibrant Barbera is a fabulous drink. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2016. Various American importers, including U.S. Wine Imports, Ann Arbor, Michigan; tel. (734) 677-5562; Admirality Beverage Co. Columbia Distributing Co., Portland, Oregon; tel. (503) 289-9600