# Blina (Agostino Pavia e Figli)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti DOCG by [Agostino Pavia e Figli](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/agostino-pavia-e-figli.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/agostino-pavia-e-figli-blina).

- **Producer:** Agostino Pavia e Figli
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Agliano Terme, with a small part in Montegrosso
- **Soil:** Clay
- **Harvest:** Hand-picked, end of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Low Guyot, 5,000 vines per hectare, yield 8,000 kg per hectare
- **Vinification:** Maceration on the skins for 13 to 15 days in 5,000 to 10,000-litre stainless steel tanks with frequent pump-overs. Alcoholic fermentation at 28 to 30 °C, malolactic by December. Aged in steel with periodic racking until September of the year after harvest, then about 5 months in bottle. Ageing potential 5 to 8 years. 25,000 bottles.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

Barbera d'Asti aged only in steel for a more pronounced fruit character. About 25,000 bottles.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with a clear violet rim. Intense, warm, vinous nose with vigorous plum, raspberry and juniper. Structured, with a soft silkiness; acidity and tannins are balanced, with lingering spice and red fruit.