# Il Risveglio del Ceppo (Cantina Sociale Barbera dei Sei Castelli)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti DOCG by [Cantina Sociale Barbera dei Sei Castelli](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantina-sociale-barbera-dei-sei-castelli.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantina-sociale-barbera-dei-sei-castelli-barbera-d-asti-il-risveglio-del-ceppo).

- **Producer:** Cantina Sociale Barbera dei Sei Castelli
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Monferrato, Piedmont
- **Vinification:** Destemming and crushing, fermentation and maceration at controlled temperature (28-30 °C) for about 15 days, then malolactic fermentation and a few months on the lees. Each year the winemaker alternates concrete, steel and wood according to the vintage; the wood is a grape/egg-shaped barrel shown in the museum L'Anima del Vino. About 10 months in bottle before release.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-20 °C
- **Storage:** Period (epoca) 3-10 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

A Barbera d'Asti born from research started in 2010 by oenologist Enzo Gerbi and viticulture technician Salvatore Giacoppo with the Department of Viticulture and Enology of the University of Turin. It gives its name to the producer's flagship line.

## Food pairings

Versatile: the producer says to drink it as you like