The 2022 Barbera d'Alba Scarrone Vigna Vecchia is a full-throttle Barbera. Old vines in this intensely warm, dry year yielded an intense, opulent wine. Ripeness is pushed to the limit—that much is clear. The Vigna Vecchia is unapologetically rich, but all the elements meld effortlessly. Creamy contours wrap it all together.

Benefitting from southern vineyard exposures, the Vietti 2022 Barbera d'Alba Scarrone Vigna Vecchia is a wine of big intensity and richness. Indeed, that richness is the wine's pedigree. Fruit comes from very old vines planted back in 1918. This expression boasts balanced results without too much extraction or too much acidity, but you are definitely in for an opulent wine.