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This is a dense and beautiful barbera with plums and dark chocolate. Full body, firm tannins and a savory finish. Delicious. Drink now.

Here is an easy value wine to pair with cold cuts or pasta with meat sauce. The 2017 Barbera d’Alba is a thick and darkly saturated expression that has the acidity and the inner power to cut through the fats in those foods. Pio Cesare does a great job across its line of wines, but it shows a particularly deft hand with their lower-end wines like this food-friendly Barbera d’Alba.

Taut, showcasing violet, blackberry, black currant and black pepper flavors on a sinewy texture. The light tannins are a touch drying, but fatty foods such as salumi might help. Drink now through 2023. 6,000 cases made, 3,204 cases imported.

Drinking window: 2018 – 2023 The 2016 Barbera d’Alba is pliant, supple and absolutely delicious. Sweet red cherry/plum fruit is nicely pushed forward in this racy, perfumed Barbera. In 2016, the Barbera is a bit less exuberant than it has been in previous years, but it is nevertheless quite tasty.