# Barbaresco (Marco Bonfante)

> Red, Barbaresco DOCG by [Marco Bonfante](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/marco-bonfante.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/barbaresco-docg).

- **Producer:** Marco Bonfante
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbaresco DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Soil:** Bluish calcareous clay marl
- **Harvest:** First half of October
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 5,200 plants per hectare, 55 hl/ha
- **Vinification:** Destalked and pressed grapes ferment on the skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks for 10 to 20 days. Aged 24 months in oak, part large barrels and part tonneaux, then 6 months in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18 C
- **Storage:** More than 10 years if kept at a controlled, constant 12 to 14 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Barbaresco from 100% Nebbiolo, aged 24 months in oak and 6 months in bottle.

## Tasting notes

Clear ruby, garnet with age. Intense bouquet of violet, truffle and marzipan; spiced, velvety, with long persistence.

## Food pairings

Meat and game such as polenta with wild boar sauce; dishes with white truffle; matured Piedmontese cheeses at the end of a meal.