Full red-ruby. Very ripe aromas and flavors of black cherry, dark raspberry, smoke, mocha and espresso, with a suggestion of crystallized fruit. There's a penetrating sweetness here but with classic balancing acidity giving vinosity to this sappy, powerful barbera. Quite fine-grained and long: I'd wait until next spring to pour this.

Community Tasting Notes (average 87 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 6 notes)

Rating for Italy-Piedmont: 93 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: too young, let it sit<br/>