2023 Sant'Andrea Barbera, Vigne Marina Coppi

• Style: Dry red from northwest Italy
• Taste: Savoury and classic, with a middleweight frame
• Food: Beef stew, pork roast, wild mushroom pappardelle
• Critic: 91 critic score (Wine-Searcher aggregate)
• Occasion: Weeknight supper or Sunday lunch
• Serve: Lightly chilled, just under room temperature

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

2023 Sant'Andrea Barbera, Vigne Marina Coppi, is a dry, savoury red that shows what this grape can do when a small family estate in Piedmont treats it with patience. Savoury is the word that comes first, and the classic shape of the wine follows from it: a settled red that asks for a meal rather than a sip alone.

At 13.5% it carries a medium body, enough to stand up beside food without ever tipping into heaviness. That balance is the heart of the wine, and it is the reason this grape slips so easily onto a dinner table. Nothing about it demands attention; it simply fits. If Barbera is new to you, start with more Barbera from our ranges to hear how the grape changes from producer to producer, then browse our Piedmont reds to see how the region frames it.

The Winery — Vigne Marina Coppi

Vigne Marina Coppi was founded in 2003 in Castellania, the hometown of Marina's father Fausto, a champion cyclist. The estate works on a small scale across four hectares of vineyard, so that each vine's character reaches the bottle.

Marina and Giovanni run the estate alongside their son Francesco and his wife Anna, pairing the area's heritage with newer methods in the cellar. Sustainable methods guide the vineyard, and the family's cellar expertise turns that fruit into a bottle worth opening. Their wines are built around the estate's native varieties, and that focus on a few grapes done properly is what makes the producer worth a closer look. If this estate's approach appeals to you, browse the rest of the Vigne Marina Coppi range for more from the same family, and see how the same care carries across the list.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This bottle earns its keep on a weeknight, yet it feels just as natural at a Sunday lunch. Serve it lightly chilled so the food has room to share the stage, and pair it with a slow beef stew, a roast of pork with rosemary potatoes, or wild mushroom pappardelle.

A critic score of 91 gives you reason to trust the bottle, but the food settles the decision. It suits anyone who wants a grown-up dinner without fuss. Explore more bottles from Italy whenever you fancy a change of country, and if you like a dependable red for everyday cooking, the wider Red Wine range holds plenty more. If this is your kind of bottle, our Medium Bodied Red Wine range is where to look next. Put it in the basket for the next braise, roast or mushroom supper, because it handles all of them with the same easy confidence.