Four vineyards across the Barbaresco appellation and five generations of intention behind every bottle. High toned cherries and red currants with dried bay leaf and crushed rose petal arrive with complete composure. The palate softens into rounded red fruits and plum skin, tannins silky and willing. Classic in all the ways that count.

Powdered vanilla and white flowers float across the tongue, while zesty lemon curd coats the palate. A linear, mineral tone washes on mid-palate, with a vibrant, salty pear finish.

Few houses understand Barbera the way Pio Cesare does, and 140 years of practice shows clearly in this glass. Damson plum, violets, whole peppercorn and freshly turned earth set an assured and classic tone. The palate is generous, ripe blue and black fruits fresh and preserved, a live wire of acidity keeping everything honest. Barbera as it should be.

From the highest plots of Bricco di Treiso, Il Bricco has carried the clear voice of this vineyard since 1974, and a difficult vintage has done nothing to quiet it. Warmed cherry compote, crushed strawberries and dried herbs finely worked together offer a savory, uplifting complexity. The palate answers with generous baked plum and raspberry, tannins open and welcoming now but very much built to travel. Drink now to 2040.

Chilled citrus and white peach aromas mingle with orange blossom and lilac on the nose. The palate is pleasantly mineral-driven with flavors of crushed shell, grilled lemon and green Anjou pear. A whiff of dried hay on the finish brings everything together.