2022 Barbera d'Alba Vigna Martina
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Bottled the first week of August 2024, the 2022 Barbera D'Alba Vigna Martina was raised in French oak and pours a deep red color. A luxuriously styled wine, it’s going to benefit from more time in bottle to integrate its oak spice. The nose is spicy and ripe with notes of toasted cedar, black cherries, baking spices, and vanilla bean. Full-bodied, it is ripe but retains snappy acidity, ripe tannins, and a deep spiciness on the finish. This is a more serious Barbera to drink over the next 8-10 years and would do well with lovers of Bordeaux varietals looking to branch out.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The barrique-aged Elio Grasso 2022 Barbera d'Alba Vigna Martina has a sweet side with aromas of baked fruit, raisin and blackberry coulis. These give the wine a heavier footprint in a vintage that is recognized for its richness and fruit-forward nature. The finish is bold and softly textured. This is a 21,000-bottle release.
The 2022 Barbera d'Alba Vigna Martina is packed with super-ripe dark cherry, plum, mocha, new leather and licorice. Aging in French oak dials up the fruit nicely. This racy Barbera has quite a bit to offer.