Named for the length of the lunar cycle, this '16 Barbera d'Alba is delicious, layering its crisp red and brambly blue fruits with warm tobacco, new leather, violet petals, warm loam, licorice and spices. There's plenty of Barbera's trademark acidity, but it's complemented by lush dry extract, a sweet inner perfume, and a complex, persistent finish - this wine is terrific! Grapes derive from the estate's southwestern-facing sandy, clayey Barbera vineyard; after fermenting for five days in temperature-controlled stainless steel with natural yeasts, the wine ages for a year in stainless and two months in bottle prior to release.