Coming from Vigna Mosconi from the oldest vines now, the 2022 Barbera D'Alba Superiore Fides is a deeper purple/magenta color and is a more serious expression of Barbera. It’s raised the same way as the classic Barbera but sees a longer time in bottle prior to release. The nose opens to notes of lavender, fresh blue and black berries, fresh herbal spice, and peppercorn. The palate is approachable upfront, with a ripe, medium to full-bodied richness, but it has structure to age and has a lovely, graceful finish. Drink 2025-2035.

Displaying a deeper red color with more pigment, the 2021 Barolo Pio is more layered, savory, and noble in its feel all around and opens to notes of fresh cherries, licorice, lifted clove spice, and forest herbs. It shows a good deal of intensity on the palate, with firm, structured tannins, and while it’s medium-bodied, it feels more expansive and has mineral drive. It demands a bit of cellaring but will drink well over the next 15-20 years.

Pouring a jeweled red color, the 2021 Barbaresco Il Bricco in Treiso has a more compact aromatic feel with good intensity, opening to notes of dried cranberries, menthol, anise, and fresh redcurrants. The palate is actually more approachable and has lovely balance with its fruit, matching the underlying structure to have a long and even balanced feel throughout. The palate is medium-bodied, with ripe tannins, a balance feel, ripe acidity, and good length through the finish. Drink 2025-2040.

A jeweled red color, the 2021 Barolo Ornato has an attractive fragrance of incense, ripe cherries, candied orange peel, minty herbs, sappy earth, and crushed violets. Medium to full-bodied, it offers a good deal of structure, with noble Serralunga tannins, as well as a balanced feel and a long, mouthwatering finish. I am coming to find that I really love this wine from Pio Cesare. Drink 2027-2050.

Also a jeweled ruby red color, the 2021 Barolo Mosconi shows off layered notes of clove, dried cherries, lavender, dark stones, and rosemary. Medium to full-bodied, it’s savory on the palate, with a sanguine iron mineral feel, a noble-feeling structure, and a persistent finish. Drink 2026-2046.