The Vietti 2020 Barbera d'Alba Tre Vigne is packed tight with primary fruit, especially sweet black cherry and blackberry. Aged in a combination of barrique (for a brief six months) and botte (for an additional 12 months), this wine reveals medium dark concentration with earthy tones, black truffle and spice. Fruit is sourced from three individual Barbera vineyards all located within the greater Barolo appellation. Production is 35,000 bottles.

Beautifully rich and layered, the Vietti 2019 Barbera d'Alba Tre Vigne meets all its marks. The wine offers pleasure, softness, concentration and an easy-drinking style that could accompany and enhance any of your favorite foods, from pasta to grilled meat. It ends with richness and a sweet note that lands softly onto the palate. Some 35,000 bottles were made.

This is the most accessible of the five expressions of Barbera (from both Alba and Asti) made by Vietti. The 2018 Barbera d'Alba Tre Vigne opens to dark cherry and blackberry with good textural richness at the back. There is a lot of fruit fiber and support here to counter the abundant blackberry and cherry flavors that are so characteristic of this grape.

After its malolactic fermentation in small wood casks and a year in botte grande, the totally unfiltered 2017 Barbera d'Alba Tre Vigne shows up as soft, immediate and rich, with nice little chocolate notes around the borders. Impressively, the various parcels of vines for this wine are all in the middle of the prestigious Barolo appellation. The word around the estate is that 2016 was a better vintage, but this was an attractive expression in itself and would be a hearty companion to any hearty pasta dish. About 28,000 bottles were made.

A broad style, evoking plum, cherry, chocolate and vanilla aromas and flavors. Concentrated, it will appeal to fans of ripe fruit and power. Drink now through 2014. 1,500 cases made, 300 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Alba Select to Add