Giovanni Corino, Barbera d'Alba Vigna Pozzo other_regions further cementing this wine to

further cementing this wine to begin drinking before the rest of the range

The exceptional expressiveness of so many of these wines – even if Olivier Humbrecht admits that “they aren’t always perfectly precise or pure” – is surely in large part a tribute to vineyard management that permitted such a substantial portion of so large a crop to be picked unusually early

all wrapped in a complex

cinnamon and a pretty array of floral elements

Giovanni Corino, Barbera d'Alba Vigna Pozzo other_regions further cementing this wine toIntense, with loads of black fruit and oaky character. Full bodied, with fine, compact tannins and a long finish. Refined and delicious. I always love this Barbera. Best after 2005. 500 cases made. JS