# Barbera d'Asti (Boeri Vini)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti DOCG by [Boeri Vini](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/boeri-alfonso.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/boeri-vini-barbera-d-asti).

- **Producer:** Boeri Vini
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Boeri's own vineyards
- **Soil:** Calcareous base, mixed clay
- **Exposure:** South/south-east
- **Harvest:** Manual harvest
- **Vineyard planting:** 6,000 vines per hectare, 8 to 10 years old, Guyot, 9,000 kg per hectare
- **Vinification:** Soft pressing, fermentation on the skins for 7 to 8 days in temperature-controlled vessels. Aged 8 to 9 months in steel at controlled temperature.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

The everyday Barbera, in the producer's words a staple of the family table, best drunk young. About 30,000 bottles a year at 13% vol, suggested cellaring of 3 to 5 years.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red, turning brownish with age. Intense young bouquet with pronounced spice. Pronounced cherry and plum, with marmalade notes as it ages. Aromatic notes: plum, cherry, pepper, leather.

## Food pairings

Daily meals and many Piedmontese dishes: meat carpaccio, roast chicken, legume soup, anolini in broth.