The Vino Rosso 'Pre' comes from Tom Myers's estate Cantina D'Arcy, sourced entirely from the Preda vineyard in Barolo – a site between Cannubi and Vignane planted to some 7,550 Nebbiolo vines on an east-facing slope of sandy Sant'Agata Fossil marls. Myers, New Zealand-born and Burgundy-trained, farms simply, organically and with an eye to biodiversity under a long rental agreement giving full viticultural control. Labelling the wine as Vino Rosso rather than Barolo lets him bypass the DOCG's mandatory wood-ageing to preserve freshness. Precise 2022 seasonal detail for the site is flagged NEEDS VERIFICATION.

Though effectively a declassified single-cru Barolo, 'Pre' is vinified for freshness and finesse: around 50–70% whole clusters with gentle maceration, indigenous-yeast fermentation and spontaneous malolactic in a Burgundian idiom. Ageing avoids the long cask maturation Barolo DOCG requires, keeping the high-toned rose petal, orange peel and bright red fruit intact, with a chalky mineral finish drawn from the sandy marl soils and fine-grained tannin. Exact vessel and time in oak/other ageing are not fully confirmed here and are flagged NEEDS VERIFICATION.