The Carolina Barbera vineyard takes its name from Mario Roagna’s mother, a tribute to the vision and hard work that Mario’s parents, Lino and Carolina, shared for so many years. Deep, rich, broad and full of nuances: this is a spectacular Barbera, aged for 12 months in barrel and 6 in bottle. Purple florals and a shake of cinnamon lead to a focused, vibrant expression of ripe dark fruit – cherry, plum, blackberry – wrapped around mineral notes that linger on a finessed, long finish. The wine offers superb detail in a more restrained style than has been the case in previous vintages.