# Nove Filari (Cantina Riboli)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG by [Cantina Riboli](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantina-riboli.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantina-riboli-nove-filari).

- **Producer:** Cantina Riboli
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Nove Filari
- **Production area:** Hills of Sessame, Barbera d'Asti DOCG zone
- **Soil:** Calcareous clayey
- **Harvest:** Mid-October to early November
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training; vines 39 years old on average per the tech sheet (the wines page says over 50 years)
- **Vinification:** Careful grape selection, with the harvest in the early morning hours to keep the grapes fresh. Slow, soft crushing and destemming, then 15 days of fermentation in fully insulated tanks at controlled temperature with 2 pumpovers a day and a delestage. The wine stays 2 more months on the skins, the pomace is pressed very softly (under 1 bar) and the wine ages in tonneaux of different ages and toasting. Produced only in vintages when the grapes reach the right concentration.
- **Serving temperature:** 17-19°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

The estate's flagship, made from the nine historic Barbera rows from which the winery started. A long-ageing Barbera d'Asti Superiore in a selection of about 900 bottles.

## Tasting notes

Garnet red, from the long time in wood and bottle. A wide bouquet of ripe red fruit, strawberry, nutmeg and black pepper.

## Food pairings

Important first courses such as truffle risotto, braised beef or pasta with game ragu; also grilled meats, boiled meats and blue cheeses.