# Ruvrin (Bondi)

> Red, Barbera del Monferrato DOC by [Bondi](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/bondi.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/bondi-ruvrin).

- **Producer:** Bondi
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera del Monferrato DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Vineyard planting:** Partly vineyards of about 40 years, partly recent plantings on low-vigour clones and rootstocks, in the Cappellette locality; about 5,000 vines per hectare, low Guyot training; thinned at veraison depending on the vintage
- **Vinification:** Controlled-temperature maceration for 15 days with intense, frequent pump-overs; after racking and a first transfer, alcoholic fermentation is completed and malolactic fermentation takes place in French oak barriques, two thirds new. Ages about 14 months in barrique and a further 6 months in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 16 to 18 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

Pure Barbera from Cappellette, fermented and aged in French oak barriques for about 14 months.

## Tasting notes

Colour: full, dense ruby red taking on garnet hues with age. Nose: broad, intense and very complex, with plum jam, floral hints, vanilla, tobacco and spice. Palate: full, ample and structured, very soft, with very long persistence.

## Food pairings

Game, braised and salmi dishes, mushrooms, aged cheeses