# Langhe Nebbiolo (Cascina Alberta)

> Red, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo by [Cascina Alberta](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-alberta.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-alberta-langhe-nebbiolo).

- **Producer:** Cascina Alberta
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Production area:** Treiso (CN)
- **Soil:** Limestone with sand
- **Exposure:** South, south-west; 350 m above sea level
- **Harvest:** October (end of October), by hand in small crates
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot; vines 10 to 20 years old, young Barbaresco Nebbiolo vines; yield 65 hl/ha; about 15,000 bottles a year
- **Vinification:** Gently pressed; fermented in stainless steel at controlled temperature with indigenous yeasts and daily pump-overs for 20 days; 6 months in large Slavonian oak barrels, where malolactic fermentation takes place. 13.5% alcohol.
- **Serving temperature:** Slightly cool, if preferred
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A Langhe Nebbiolo made from the young Barbaresco Nebbiolo vines at Treiso, aged 6 months in large Slavonian oak. Organic.

## Tasting notes

Intense garnet red with classic violet and rose aromas. Young, austere and intense; sharp, enveloping tannins at first, then sweet and fine, long and persistent.

## Food pairings

Meat main courses, cured meats and hard cheeses; also good with the whole meal