# Birba (Costa dei Tigli)

> White, Vino Bianco by [Costa dei Tigli](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/costa-dei-tigli.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/birba).

- **Producer:** Costa dei Tigli
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Vino Bianco
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Costigliole d'Asti
- **Harvest:** End of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Vineyards in Costigliole d'Asti, about 30 years old. Manual harvest.
- **Vinification:** Hand-picked grapes are pressed and the must, taken off the skins, ferments for about 12 days. It then rests in steel tanks for a few months until bottling in spring (8 months in steel per the English page).
- **Serving temperature:** 8°C, in tulip glasses
- **Storage:** Released soon after bottling; could keep a few years but the producer suggests drinking it young.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A dry white from Costigliole d'Asti fermented off the skins, with peach and tropical fruit and a fine bubble.

## Tasting notes

Golden-tinged white. Yellow fruit on the nose such as peach, mango and pineapple. Dry, with good structure, a delicate and elegant bubble and a long aromatic finish.

## Food pairings

Versatile: good as an aperitif, with starters and first courses, and with fish main courses thanks to its acidity.