Gianni Doglia Barbera d’Asti 2024

Gianni Doglia—recently honored as Gambero Rosso’s “Grower of the Year”—continues to prove that you don’t need to spend grand cru prices to get a soul-stirring bottle of Piedmontese red.

The 2024 Bosco Donne is a vibrant, high-definition expression of the Barbera grape. While many producers in the region are leaning into heavy oak, Doglia keeps things pure and electric by fermenting in stainless steel. This preserves the grape’s natural, zesty personality and allows the unique tufo (limestone and clay) soils of his tiny 10-hectare estate to take center stage.

This is a chillable red candidate for the warmer months, but it’s equally at home on a cozy winter table. It’s unpretentious, technically flawless, and deeply rooted in the traditions of the Monferrato hills.