# Barbera d'Alba Superiore (Cascina Alberta)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC by [Cascina Alberta](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-alberta.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-alberta-barbera-d-alba-superiore).

- **Producer:** Cascina Alberta
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Treiso (CN)
- **Soil:** Limestone with sand
- **Exposure:** South, south-west; 350 m above sea level
- **Harvest:** End of September, by hand in crates
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot; vines 20 to 30 years old; yield 40 hl/ha; about 6,500 bottles a year
- **Vinification:** Gently pressed; fermented in stainless steel at controlled temperature with indigenous yeasts. After racking, 9 to 12 months in 25 hl Slavonian oak barrels, where malolactic fermentation takes place. 15% alcohol. Made only in great vintages.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A Barbera d'Alba Superiore from Treiso vines of 20 to 30 years, aged in 25 hl Slavonian oak and produced only in great vintages. Organic.

## Tasting notes

Full, intense and round, recalling red-fruit jam, lightly spiced; keeps the freshness and fruit typical of Barbera with a pleasant spicy fragrance.

## Food pairings

Good with the whole meal, with very flavourful first or second courses, and excellent with cheese