91 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2009

($32; bottled ten days before my visit; 50% aged in barriques and 50% in stainless steel) Bright ruby. Lovely violet lift to the aromas of blackberry, black cherry and licorice. At once larger-scaled and higher in acidity than the Sori del Drago, with velvety-smooth, superconcentrated flavors of black fruits and dark chocolate. Very long on the aftertaste. An outstanding barbera, from a parcel in Serralunga next to the family's Ca' Mia vines. Giacinto Brovia compares the '07 to his 1974 and predicts that this one will age for 15 years or more.