Guido Porro Vigna S. Caterina Barbera d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy 2022 Azienda Agricola Silvio Grasso 675 bottles and 24 magnums

675 bottles and 24 magnums produced and filled in December 2022

candied fruits and opulence

Very beautifully fragrant dried purple flowers and herbs

The full-bodied palate offers a silky and elegant texture

In the foreground are red ripe fruits

Guido Porro Vigna S. Caterina Barbera d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy 2022 Azienda Agricola Silvio Grasso 675 bottles and 24 magnumsPorros Barbera straddles the line between an everyday pizza wine and a more substantial red that expresses nuance and can even improve with age. For a Wednesday night pasta dinner, it checks all the boxes: ripe berry fruit with cleansing acidity; richness contrasted by vivaciousness. However, if you have a cellar, dont hesitate to lay down a few bottles: in a balanced vintage, this wine has serious potential. The 2003, for example, still drinks