An earthy style, with underbrush framing plum and pomegranate flavors. Linear in profile, despite its richness, with a lingering, sinewy finish. Drink now. 20,800 cases made, 6,000 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Alba Select to Add

Here's a great choice for nights at home with lasagna or your favorite pasta recipe. The 2016 Barbera d'Alba Ruvei (85% Barbera and 15% Nebbiolo) offers softness and succulence in terms of mouthfeel followed by bright cherry, blackberry and dark plum. Partially aged in oak, the wine offers soft tannins and spicy notes on the close. This is a terrific value wine.

The 2015 Barbera d'Alba Ruvei benefits from a vintage that was well-suited to the Barbera grape. This variety needs a little extra summer heat to iron out its high acidity. Those conditions were beautifully met in 2015. The wine is partially aged in oak, so there are little wood influences. Instead, the bouquet is floral and bright with garden rose and lavender. There is a touch of cherry sweetness on the close that adds subtle roundness and suppleness.

This is tight and sinewy, with modest cherry and earth flavors buoyed by sharp acidity. Finishes slightly on the bitter side. Drink now through 2018. 5,000 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Alba Select to Add

The 2014 Barbera d'Alba Ruvei is a darkly colored wine with thick layers of black cherry and blackberry preserves. This is an easy-drinking wine with a bright personality and an enticing sense of playful informality. Black fruit segues to spice, tar and dried rose petal.