90pts Vinous

The 2020 Barbera d'Alba is gorgeous.  Ripe red plum, mocha, spice, leather and tobacco flesh out in a supple, juicy Barbera that will drink well right out of the gate.  The 2020 is irresistibly delicious.  It spent four months in neutral oak, a relatively short period of aging that works well for this wine. 

Importer Notes

A perfectly perfumed nose of red berries and sweet spices lift from the glass, making way for notes of black fruits and freshly stirred earth. A savory streak of dried herbs appear on the palate, which begins with weight and intensity and ends on lift and vibrancy.  Juicy and fresh with a mouthwatering finish.

The Moccagatta estate, founded by the Minuto family in 1952, has taken outstanding qualitative leaps since the 1980's. Adoption of barrel fermentation and aging in small French oak; severe pruning and grape thinning; employment of sophisticated cellar equipment and careful fermentation-maceration techniques: all this and more have poised Moccagatta at the forefront of quality winemaking in Barbaresco.