# Barbera d'Alba (Antica Cascina dei Conti di Roero)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba DOC by [Antica Cascina dei Conti di Roero](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/antica-cascina-dei-conti-di-roero.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/antica-cascina-dei-conti-di-roero-barbera-d-alba).

- **Producer:** Antica Cascina dei Conti di Roero
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Canale (Cascina Penna vineyard)
- **Soil:** Sandy marl
- **Exposure:** East
- **Harvest:** Hand harvested into 20 kg crates, late September
- **Vineyard planting:** Vineyard planted in 1997; Espalier Guyot training; altitude 250 m above sea level
- **Vinification:** Fermented with 15 to 20 days of skin maceration. Aged six months in steel tanks and six months in second passage barriques.
- **Serving temperature:** 16 to 18°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Barbera from the Cascina Penna vineyard in Canale, planted in 1997 on a mostly east facing site that keeps the grapes fresh.

## Tasting notes

Bright ruby red with scents of ripe fruit, plum, blackberry and Marasca cherry. Fragrant and fresh with good acidity, aftertaste of mixed berries and vanilla.

## Food pairings

Agnolotti al plin with mixed roasts, tajarin with meat sauce, roast, stewed and boiled meats, medium aged cheeses and Toma di Langa.