# Vigna Mompissano (Bric Castelvej - Gallino Domenico)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC by [Bric Castelvej - Gallino Domenico](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/bric-castelvej-gallino-domenico.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/bric-castelvej-gallino-domenico-vigna-mompissano).

- **Producer:** Bric Castelvej - Gallino Domenico
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Mompissano
- **Production area:** Canale d'Alba
- **Soil:** Calcareous-clay with a low percentage of sand
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Harvest:** Late September to early October
- **Vineyard planting:** 16,342 m2 in 13 plots; altitude 350 m
- **Vinification:** Two green harvests (early and late August) remove cluster tips and shoulders, giving an average 1.80 to 2.00 kg per vine. About 2 weeks of maceration in temperature-controlled steel tanks, then large oak casks for malolactic fermentation, then tonneau until bottling in August. Released in December, a year after the harvest.
- **Serving temperature:** 18°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Barbera from the Mompissano vineyard in Canale d'Alba, 350 m on south-west slopes, aged in large casks and tonneau.

## Tasting notes

Aromas of undergrowth and sour cherry with a light finish of oriental spices. Powerful on the palate yet softened by ample roundness; ripe red fruit and sweet, fleshy cherries with a persistent finish.