# Barbera d'Alba (Cascina Bongiovanni)

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

- **Producer:** Cascina Bongiovanni
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Diano d'Alba and Monforte d'Alba (about 2 ha)
- **Soil:** Clay
- **Exposure:** East and south
- **Harvest:** 10 to 15 September
- **Vineyard planting:** Low-trained Guyot; average vine age 15-20 years; 4,000 vines per hectare; maximum yield 90 quintals per hectare, significantly reduced by green harvesting and bunch thinning
- **Vinification:** Fermentation on the skins in temperature-controlled stainless steel for 8-10 days, with frequent pump-overs and racking. After pressing the wine settles in steel, is racked off the coarse lees and starts maturing in wood; 12 months in wood in all. No clarification or filtration; bottled in its second year.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Barbera from Diano and Monforte, about 2 hectares in all, matured 12 months in wood. 10,000 bottles, also in 1.5-litre magnum; alcohol 14 to 15%.

## Tasting notes

Colour: deep, intense purple-red. Typical Barbera fruit with toasty notes from ageing, recalling sour cherries in spirit and cocoa. The structure stands out, supported by lively acidity.

## Food pairings

All the traditional dishes of Piedmontese cuisine.