# Volupta (Agostino Bosco)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC by [Agostino Bosco](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/agostino-bosco.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/agostino-bosco-volupta).

- **Producer:** Agostino Bosco
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Blend of two La Morra vineyards
- **Soil:** Clay and limestone (first vineyard); tufaceous and calcareous (second vineyard)
- **Exposure:** South-west at about 380 m (first vineyard); south-east at about 300 m (second vineyard)
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines about 20 years old (first vineyard) and about 30 years old (second vineyard)
- **Vinification:** Fermented in steel tanks for 10 to 12 days at a controlled 28 to 30 °C. Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel at 18 to 20 °C. Aged 14 to 15 months in barriques (30% new, 70% used), racked every 6 months, then about 6 months in bottle before release.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

Barbera d'Alba Superiore from a blend of two La Morra vineyards, aged 14 to 15 months in barriques.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red with good tonality. Complex, pronounced nose of red-berry jam blended with spice. Robust, harmonious body with a light acid vein that keeps it fresh. Can be drunk up to 5 to 6 years after the vintage, at its best after 2 to 3.