David Harvey | Almost opaque purple hue. Young. Violet, inky purple, berried fruit—elder and damson, ripe and pure. Palate, ditto: clean, pure, precise, with bright—okay, very bright—acidity, and long, tingling finish. Some gas, too. Lovely, lean, and clean, the opposite of the faulty/funky brigade of growers that have taken over Paris and Brooklyn. As far as the wine goes, it simply misses complexity to get a higher rating. But that is the job of another wine! This will be awesome with fattier foods. | 15.5

Andrew Jefford | Dense black-red. An attractive nose, if simple: bright, pungent raspberry and cherry fruits, with a little backing creaminess. Just a touch of toffee, too—is it beginning to oxidize? On the palate, this is bright, pungent, clean wine, with plenty of authentic rasp to it, and a wealth of those raspberry and cherry notes the aromatic profile suggested. The acidity is pungent and fruit-bonded; there are supporting tannins. Straightforward, exuberant Barbera, though I wouldn’t wait a day longer to drink it. | 14.5

Isabelle Lageron | Sweet, ripe, quite broad nose, with jammy notes. Could be longer on the palate. Overall, well-balanced, fruit-driven. Drink now, as perfectly mature. Juicy texture, lovely soft tannins. Some residual oaky notes, like dusty tobacco. The nose feels a little tired. Well-made. | 14

Francis Percival | Heady VA on the nose, although the advantage of that acetic character is that it gives everything else an aromatic lift. Piercing red fruit with relaxed tannins, making for a refreshing drink, but I find the aromatics just reek too much of a salad dressing. | 8

David Williams | Juicy, friendly Barbera, with sweet-sour plum and dark cherry, touch of bitter chocolate tannin, and some plum-skin tang and rasp. Not hugely sophisticated, but, again, a quality of freshness and drinkability—a superior Piedmontese lunchtime wine. | 14

Doug Wregg | Purple-red, interesting nose of Turkish delight, candied violets, and sweet cherries. Authentic, sour, Barbera palate, with the acidity bringing good definition to the clean, sweet, good-quality fruit. Not profound, but does what it sets out to do. Delicious finish, refreshing. | 17.5