This is red-fruited and chocolaty with dried flowers and wet earth undertones. Fresh and vivid with tense acidity and fine, polished tannins. Crunchy and bright in the finish. Drink now.

This wine has a fun bouquet that recalls sweet red roses in a giant bouquet. Those floral notes are followed by red cherry and dried raspberry, and I even get lavender essence. The 2019 Barbera d'Alba Morassina is a charming, easy-drinking wine with the bright fruit and acidic freshness to pair with a cheesy mozzarella pizza. There's a lot of likable personality in this wine. 8,000 bottles were released.

Exudes earthy, leafy aromas, which dissipate with air as this red settles into blackberry and plum flavors, with a touch of oak spice. Firm, leaving light tannins on the finish. Drink now through 2026. 670 cases made, 100 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Alba Select to Add

Offering a step up in intensity and power, the Giuseppe Cortese 2018 Barbera d'Alba Morassina shows soft lines and rich fruit. Dark cherry and blackberry are framed by light spice, toasted nut and cured tobacco. Some 18 months of aging in large oak casks also brings out aromas of earth and dried rose.

This smooth Barbera boasts vanilla and sweet baking spices, which frame the plum, tobacco and earth flavors. Fresh and tangy on the spice-tinged finish. Drink now through 2025. 670 cases made.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Alba Select to Add