# Barbera Superiore (Cantine Volpi)

> Red, Colli Tortonesi DOC Barbera Superiore by [Cantine Volpi](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantine-volpi.md), Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantine-volpi-barbera-superiore).

- **Producer:** Cantine Volpi
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Colli Tortonesi DOC Barbera Superiore
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Colli Tortonesi
- **Vinification:** Destemmed and crushed; fermentation on the skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks at 22-27°C for 10 days; malolactic fermentation in steel. Aged 13 months, 6 of them in wooden casks (site).
- **Storage:** Store below 25°C at 50-70% humidity; 5 years in closed bottle, 5 days once opened
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Colli Tortonesi DOC Barbera Superiore aged 13 months, 6 of them in wood.

## Tasting notes

Barbera aged in French oak barriques. Brilliant ruby red with slight violet reflections; intense, ethereal, spicy, slightly oaky nose. Good structure, soft, with light, sweet tannins, very persistent.

## Food pairings

Meat dishes, game