# Barbera d'Alba (Cascina Alberta)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba 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).

- **Producer:** Cascina Alberta
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Treiso (CN)
- **Soil:** Limestone with sand
- **Exposure:** South, south-west; 350 m above sea level
- **Harvest:** September, by hand
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot; vines 10 to 20 years old; yield 70 hl/ha; about 15,000 bottles a year
- **Vinification:** Gently pressed; fermented in stainless steel at controlled temperature with indigenous yeasts; malolactic fermentation completed before ageing for 6 months in 50 hl Slavonian oak barrels. 14.5% alcohol.
- **Serving temperature:** Slightly cool, if preferred
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A Barbera d'Alba from Treiso vineyards of 10 to 20 years, aged 6 months in large Slavonian oak. Organic.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with violet reflections; fresh fruit, plum and blackberry on the nose, with spices such as pepper, cumin and cardamom. Enveloping, fresh and savoury, with marked acidity. Can be drunk slightly cool.

## Food pairings

A wine for the whole meal