# Fabè (Ca'd'Gal)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti DOCG by [Ca'd'Gal](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/ca-d-gal.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/ca-d-gal-fabe).

- **Producer:** Ca'd'Gal
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Calamandrana, 250 m a.s.l.
- **Soil:** White marls and blue clays
- **Exposure:** South-West
- **Harvest:** Manual, from mid-September
- **Vineyard planting:** 4500 plants/ha, Classic Guyot 6-8 buds, vines 25-35 years old, yield 56 HL/ha
- **Vinification:** Destemming and crushing of the grapes, fermentation in stainless steel autoclave at controlled temperatures between 24/28C using the emerged cap technique for 8/12 days, with continuous punching down and pumping over. Bottled the summer after harvest and aged a further 9 months.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

Barbera d'Asti DOCG grown in Calamandrana, fermented with the emerged cap technique and aged 9 months after bottling.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red, with a cheerful, contemporary character and aromas of small red fruits, particularly sour cherry, raspberry and currant, affable and elegant on the palate, revealing more complexity over time.