The Paitin 2017 Barbera d'Alba Superiore Campolive opens to a smooth and silky approach that defies the opulent and thickly extracted characteristics you might recognize in the great majority of Barbera-based wines from the 2017 vintage. This wine tackles the vintage in a very different manner, prizing elegance, grace and streamlined style instead of brawn and richness. The wine achieves a great sense of balance, especially thanks to that fresh acidity on the close. This 16,000-bottle release offers terrific value.