Albino Rocca Barbera d'Alba 2022

Totally opaque black dark red core with a bright deep purple red hue. A fragrant nose of ripe, freshly crushed berries combines with hints of violets, subtle liquorice, inky earth and spice scents. Juicy and vibrant the palate is filled with crushed dark cherry, liquorice and plum flavours which sit over nuances of inky earth and spice. Finishes dry with bright lively acidity and finely grained, perfectly integrated tannins. Juicy aftertaste of lightly spiced crushed cherries, plum, liquorice, subtle inky earth and traces of fresh herbs. Drink over the next 3-4 years.

The lion’s share of this small-volume cuvée is drawn from a single parcel of vines planted in 2004 in the clay and limestone soils of San Rocco Seno d'Elvio—just outside the Alba township, on the edge of the Barbaresco area. More recently, a parcel of 20-year-old Barbara from Castagnito on the opposite side of the Tanaro River has joined the party. The resulting wine, raised entirely in tank, is bursting with mouth-watering red and blue fruit flavours framed by tightly wound tannins and lip-smacking acidity.