This wine enjoys an identity as its own brand within the greater context of Barbera-based reds from Piedmont. The Coppo 2020 Nizza Pomorosso offers a generous embrace of black fruits and inky concentration that feels lavish and rich. This is a big wine from all points of view. Its largess is measured by the forceful intensity of its aromas, its considerable texture, its spicy oak renderings and unfortunately by a very high 16% alcohol content. That heat (and the oak) takes away from a sense of balance. Production is 28,000 bottles.

Notes of toasted spices, nut shell and cedar with ripe dark berry and earthy undertones. Some mushrooms, too. Full and chocolaty with creamy tannins and a compact core of dark fruit. Rich and intense and a little warming at the end. Drink now.

A plush, modern style, this Barbera offers sweet, ripe plum, fig and toasty oak flavors. Remains fresh, with balance and expressive flavors -- in a hedonistic way. Long, heady finish. Drink now through 2028. 2,500 cases made, 200 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Nizza Select to Add