# Burc (Cantina di Tortona)

> Red, Colli Tortonesi DOC Barbera Riserva by [Cantina di Tortona](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantina-di-tortona.md), Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantina-di-tortona-burc).

- **Producer:** Cantina di Tortona
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Colli Tortonesi DOC Barbera Riserva
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Costa Vescovato, the Vho hamlet of Tortona, and Viguzzolo
- **Soil:** Deep, medium textured soil with a limestone skeleton, on Serravallian clays and Sant'Agata Fossili marls
- **Exposure:** South, 300 to 350 m above sea level
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training, 9 buds per plant, 4,500 vines per hectare
- **Vinification:** Macerated for 10 days at controlled temperature with 3 delestage cycles, aged 12 months in cement with periodic stirring of the fine lees.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

Burc is Cantina di Tortona's Barbera Riserva, grown on the Serravallian clays and Sant'Agata Fossili marls of the Colli Tortonesi, soils the cooperative calls Barbera's finest expression in the area.

## Tasting notes

Deep ruby colour. Cherry on the nose gives way to blackberry and raspberry, rounded off by a base of undergrowth. Round on the palate with silky tannins, strongly savoury with a touch of acidity.

## Food pairings

Suits Piedmontese roasted meats and risottos.