# Bertu (Angelo Negro)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba DOC by [Angelo Negro](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/angelo-negro.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/angelo-negro-bertu).

- **Producer:** Angelo Negro
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Roero
- **Soil:** Calcareous clay
- **Exposure:** South, south-west; 200-300 m above sea level
- **Harvest:** End of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training
- **Vinification:** Traditional maceration in stainless steel for 15 to 18 days with 2 délestages. Matured 16 months. Hand-picked in 20 kg boxes.
- **Serving temperature:** 18 °C
- **Storage:** Horizontal bottle position, more than 10 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

A Barbera d'Alba made only in excellent vintages from a 90-year-old vine stock, aged 16 months.

## Tasting notes

Compact, almost impenetrable red. Blackberry and cherry, ripe fruit and plum jam in a warm mouth, with a full, spicy finish.