# Barbera d'Asti Superiore (Il Botolo)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG by [Il Botolo](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/il-botolo.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/barbera-d-asti-docg-superiore).

- **Producer:** Il Botolo
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** 200 m above sea level, 4.64 ha
- **Soil:** Clay
- **Exposure:** Various
- **Vineyard planting:** 5,000 vines per hectare, guyot training, vines over 25 years old
- **Vinification:** Grapes picked by hand. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Aged in medium-toast French oak, large and small, for at least 6 months. Bottled in 750 ml bordeaux bottles and 1.5 l magnums.
- **Serving temperature:** 16 to 18 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A 100% Barbera Superiore aged at least 6 months in large and small French oak, with morello cherry, berry and mint notes.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red turning garnet. Intense, characteristic and delicate on the nose. Ageing in French oak brings out notes of morello cherry, wild berries and mint leaf. Full-bodied and full in flavour on the palate.

## Food pairings

Rich first courses, roasts and game.