By Michele Chiarlo
Reyna Barbaresco DOCG 2022

Vineyard
The vineyards of Reyna lie on steep hillsides in Barbaresco and Neive, facing southeast and southwest. The soil is bluish-grey calcareous clay marl with a good presence of microelements, with more sand in the Barbaresco vineyard.

Vintage
The 2022 vintage was challenging. Overall, it was warm and dry, with high temperatures and a long summer with scarce rain. The water shortage was so severe that the Regione Piemonte issued a waiver to allow vineyard irrigation. Harvest was early, with grapes that revealed excellent qualities.

Production
Grapes were harvested an average of 10 to 15 days later than normal, resulting in extremely rich musts high in sugar and lower in acidity. Temperature-controlled fermentation followed by malolactic fermentation. The wine aged for 18 months in large casks of French Allier and Slavonian oak, followed by aging in bottles.

Wine Details
Grapes: 100% Nebbiolo
Appellation: Barbaresco DOCG
pH: 3.54
Acidity: 5.75
ABV: 14.00%
Aging Requirements: Minimum of 2 years

Tasting Notes
Garnet red with brilliant hues, this elegant wine expresses a fine bouquet with notes of small red fruits, rose petals, and tea leaves. The tannins are fine and aristocratic, and the finish is long and full of flavor.
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Wine: Michele Chiarlo 2022 Reyna Nebbiolo (Barbaresco)
Score/Rating: 93
Review Date: 02/01/2026
Reviewed By: Jeff Porter
Tasting Notes: This Barbaresco opens like twilight poetry - first soft whispers of red fruits and tea leaves, then building into something profound and moving. The palate unfolds with thrilling precision - each sip reveals new layers of spice, orange peel, and wild herbs, all carried on a current of perfectly ripened fruit. 

Wine: Michele Chiarlo 2022 Reyna Barbaresco
Score/Rating: 93
Suggested Drinking Window: Drink through 2032
Review Date: 08/2025
Reviewed By: Kerin O'Keefe
Tasting Notes: The Michele Chiarlo 2022 Barbaresco Reyna is a lovely, fragrant red that entices with aromas of wild rose, perfumed berry, botanical herb and red berry. Loaded with finesse, the elegant palate features ripe Marasca cherry, strawberry compote, star anise and white pepper alongside polished tannins. Fresh acidity keeps it beautifully balanced. With its smooth texture and seamless support, this is already drinking beautifully and will also offer years of fine sipping. Drink through 2032.

Wine: Michele Chiarlo Barbaresco Reyna 2022
Score/Rating: 91
Suggested Drinking Window: Try from 2026
Review Date: 01/27/2025
Reviewed By: Aldo Fiordelli, Senior Editor
Tasting Notes: A very floral style focused on roses with overt red cherries and balsamic. Slightly earthy. This has medium body and crisp acidity, showing good fruit definition supported by firm, dusty yet ripe tannins, still young at the moment. It will need time to soften. Try from 2026.

Wine: 2022 Michele Chiarlo Barbaresco Reyna
Score/Rating: 89
Suggested Drinking Window: 2025 - 2037
Review Date: 06/19/2025
Reviewed By: Monica Larner
Tasting Notes: The Michele Chiarlo 2022 Barbaresco Reyna embraces the fruity side of Nebbiolo with aromas that recall redcurrant and wild raspberry. That fruit intensity is given a little more definition and power in a hot growing season such as this. Fruit aromas roll into dry tobacco, licorice and tar. There are subtle floral aromas of dark rose as well. This wine delivers good intensity up front, with drying tannins and a more accessible overall personality. I recommend a medium-term drinking window, although those tannins might not fully resolve.