Massolino Barbera d'Alba 2024

The 2024 Barbera d'Alba is a delight. Soft and understated, with lovely mid-palate depth, the 2024 is a tasty Barbera to drink now and over the next handful of years. Crushed flowers, sweet red-toned fruit, cedar and sweet pipe tobacco build nicely in glass. Antonio Galloni, Vinous

Massolino’s two hectares of Barbera, planted across their limestone-rich Serralunga vineyards, are now complemented by fruit from Monforte d’Alba. Massolino crafts a more structured and age worthy Barbera called Gisep, named after Franco’s grandfather Giuseppe Massolino; this delicious wine, however, is for the ‘now’. The wine is fermented for 10 to 12 days in stainless steel and cement tanks and is raised in the same vessels for a short period before being bottled and released. As always, meticulous selection, impressive vineyard and low yields form the blueprint.   The new release is irresistibly bright and pure, with sweet red berries, red liquorice and spice flavours framed by powdery tannins and vibrant acidity. The finish is tangy, perfumed and lingering. A super release and another super value. “Joyous” is a good term. Importer note.