# Rubermillo (Casalone)

> Red, Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG by [Casalone](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/casalone.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/casalone-rubermillo).

- **Producer:** Casalone
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Bricco Santa Maria
- **Soil:** Clay-calcareous soil
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot pruning with very reduced buds per vine, cover cropping and cluster thinning, with further selection at harvest
- **Vinification:** Maceration on the skins for about 12 days with intensive pump-overs. Aged ten months to a year in oak casks (barriques), then completes maturation with a suitable period of ageing in bottle. Also available in magnum format (1.5 litres).
- **Serving temperature:** 18-20 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-28


## Summary

A Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG from the heart of the Bricco Santa Maria vineyard, aged in oak barriques with further ageing in bottle.

## Tasting notes

Intense, deep ruby red color. Intense, complex and varied nose, with fruity and spicy notes merging into a wide range of sensations. Full palate, of great structure, with soft tannins and a long finish.