# Vigna Villa della Regina (Cantine Balbiano)

> Red, Freisa di Chieri Superiore DOCG by [Cantine Balbiano](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantine-balbiano.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantine-balbiano-vigna-villa-della-regina).

- **Producer:** Cantine Balbiano
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Freisa di Chieri Superiore DOCG
- **Grape:** Freisa
- **Cru / vineyard:** Villa della Regina
- **Production area:** Vigna Villa della Regina, a historic royal urban vineyard in Turin, replanted by Balbiano
- **Vinification:** Refinement in concrete tank followed by further refinement in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 16°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

Made from the historic Vigna Villa della Regina, a seventeenth-century royal vineyard inside Turin that Balbiano restored after decades of abandonment; the only Turin wine to hold DOC recognition, from 2011. Limited and numbered production.

## Tasting notes

Fruity scents give way to spicy notes of leather, tobacco and cloves. Well balanced on the palate between soft tannins and acidity.

## Food pairings

Mature and blue cheeses, stuffed pasta, tasty meat sauces, meat main courses such as game and land-and-sea dishes.