Guido Porro Vigna S. Caterina Barbera d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy 2022 Azienda Agricola Silvio Grasso Charly’s Régnié grapes are harvested

Charly’s Régnié grapes are harvested when fully ripe

candied fruits and opulence

The palate is rich with a sweet core of fruit - ripe cherry

In the foreground are red ripe fruits

It has some accessibility today yet will benefit from 3-5 years of bottle age and keep for two decades

Guido Porro Vigna S. Caterina Barbera d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy 2022 Azienda Agricola Silvio Grasso Charly’s Régnié grapes are harvestedPorros Barbera straddles the line between an everyday pizza wine and a more substantial red that expresses nuance and can even improve with age. For a Wednesday night pasta dinner, it checks all the boxes: ripe berry fruit with cleansing acidity; richness contrasted by vivaciousness. However, if you have a cellar, dont hesitate to lay down a few bottles: in a balanced vintage, this wine has serious potential. The 2003, for example, still drinks