# Rinaldi (Abbona)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba DOC by [Abbona](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/abbona.md), Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/abbona-rinaldi).

- **Producer:** Abbona
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Cru / vineyard:** Rinaldi
- **Production area:** Rinaldi, Monforte d'Alba
- **Soil:** Silty clay soil of the Lequio Formation with a high sand fraction (sand 35%, silt 45%, clay 20%, pH 8.0), shallow, calcareous and light in colour.
- **Exposure:** West/south-west facing, 320-400m altitude (average 360m), 20% average slope.
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines average 48 years old, Guyot trained at 5,000 vines per hectare; yield 75 quintals per hectare over 3.2 hectares.
- **Vinification:** Crushed and destemmed, then spontaneous alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts in contact with the skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks. Dry racking and settling with transfer to oak barrels; cold stabilisation in place of fining. Malolactic fermentation carried out entirely in barrel immediately after alcoholic fermentation. Aged in barrel for a few months, then blended in steel and bottled, resting in bottle at a constant 14°C for a few months before release.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18°C
- **Storage:** Harmonious from a young age, it can also age a few years in the bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26


## Summary

Grown in Monforte d'Alba's Rinaldi hamlet, which gives the wine its name, this Barbera has a decisive, powerful character balanced by a pleasant freshness.

## Tasting notes

Notably powerful on the palate, with a backbone of freshness for an enjoyable, harmonious drink; time in oak barrels rounds out the palate and gives a pleasant tannic balance.