Marchesi Di Barolo Peiragal Barbera d'Alba Superiore 2023

The Marchesi di Barolo Peiragal Barbera d'Alba Superiore 2023 is an elegant, structured, and vibrant Old World red wine that beautifully exemplifies the depth of estate-grown fruit from compact limestone-clay formations. It pours a dense purple-red color with bright violet reflections, lifting with an immediate, refreshing bouquet of morello cherries, wild berries, and graphite, seamlessly layered with complex undertones of vanilla bean, incense, toasted hazelnut, and milk chocolate. On the palate, this full-bodied red wine is remarkably smooth, focused, and persistent, coating the mouth with pure, velvety intensities of blackcurrant and wild berries that balance the naturally crisp, integrated acidity of the 2023 vintage. Aged for one year in a combination of French oak barriques and large Slavonian oak barrels followed by resting in cement vats, it shows a lightly toasted boisé complexity supported by robust yet sweet, enveloping tannins that carry into a long, crisp, and focused finish.

Food Pairing: Pairs beautifully with casual or traditional Langhe fare, including vitello tonnato, hearty pasta dishes with meat ragù, wood-fired mushroom pizzas, vegetable flans, traditional thick minestrone soup, slow-roasted or boiled meats, and medium-ripened toma cheeses.