2020 Barbera d'Alba Superiore Le Masserie

The 2020 Barbera d'Alba Superiore Vigna Le Masserie is the more potent of the two Barberas. It marries notable fruit intensity with quite a bit of structure and plenty of acidity. There's good energy, even if the ripe red-toned fruit seems a bit clamped down today. It will be interesting to see if this opens. Today, the Superiore feels a bit clenched. Inky blue/purplish fruit, gravel, incense and smoke build into the virile finish.