# Vespa (Cascina Castlèt)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti DOCG by [Cascina Castlèt](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-castlet.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-castlet-vespa).

- **Producer:** Cascina Castlèt
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Several hillside vineyards around Costigliole d'Asti.
- **Harvest:** First half of October, carefully selected bunches, vinified immediately.
- **Vineyard planting:** About 5,000 vines per hectare, yield 85 to 90 quintals per hectare (60 to 62 hl of wine).
- **Vinification:** Skin-contact fermentation lasts about 6 to 7 days at controlled temperature with frequent pump-overs for optimal colour and aroma extraction; malolactic fermentation is carefully managed after racking.
- **Serving temperature:** 16°C in medium-capacity glasses.
- **Storage:** Short maturation, released a few months after bottling, and keeps for a few years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

The estate's simplest, most everyday Barbera d'Asti, deliberately left without a separate cuvée name; on the label and in the estate's own materials it goes by the nickname "Vespa", after the 1950s family photo on its label.

## Tasting notes

Intense, bright ruby red confirming the wine's freshness and vinosity. Intense, persistent bouquet, pleasantly fruity with floral and fresh-fruit notes. Dry, harmonious, savoury and balanced, a joyful wine for toasting and conviviality. Alcohol 13 to 14% vol.

## Food pairings

An everyday, all-meal wine: starters, first courses, grilled white and red meats, mixed boiled meats, cured meats and lightly aged cheeses.