2006 Barbera d'Alba, Az. Agr. Giovanni Rosso, Serralunga d'Alba

Compared to the perfumed, red-fruited 2005, Davide's 2006 exudes a brooding black cloud feel to it, a fleshier, tapenade-cum-licorice character, balanced by Barbera's refreshing, zippy acidity as well as by the minerality that comes with Serralunga's great terroir. This makes for an excellent food wine, especially at lunch or later on with heavier pasta dishes. No rotofermentors or lavish new oak here, just great fruit from serious sites. Drinking now till 2016.
(David Berry Green, BBR Buyer)