2022 Cascina Fontana Barbera d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy Ormiale -From the distiller

-From the distiller

including the punchyfloral-acidic Marsca and the darkly colored sweet-and-sour Amarena

All lots were fermented in stainless steel tanks with moderate temperatures to control extraction and then aged in French oak barrels of varying ages

above an old limestone quarry that supplied much of the concrete used to rebuild San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake

with notes of thyme and rosemary alongside stone fruits such as peach and nectarine

2022 Cascina Fontana Barbera d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy Ormiale -From the distillerFrom organically farmed vineyards in the Barolo zone (notably Perno and Sinio), fermented with native yeasts in stainless, then aged in large Slavonian oak casks. No fining, no filtration. The 2022 is deep and classically structureddark fruit, savory spice, and firm acidity.