# La Viziosa (Cascina Ciuché)

> Red, Barbera del Monferrato DOC by [Cascina Ciuché](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-ciuche.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-ciuche-la-viziosa).

- **Producer:** Cascina Ciuché
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera del Monferrato DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Valcioccaro, Costigliole d'Asti
- **Soil:** Calcareous clay, red soil
- **Exposure:** North-east, hillside
- **Harvest:** Picked by hand
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 4,000 vines/ha, 180-200 m altitude; vines 45-50 years old; yield 90 quintals/ha
- **Vinification:** Gentle pressing, then maceration and fermentation on the skins with frequent, delicate pump-overs. Matured in temperature-controlled stainless steel. Lightly sparkling (vivace). 13.5% abv.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-26



## Summary

A lightly fizzy, easy-drinking Barbera in the traditional Monferrato style, from 45-50-year-old vines on red clay soil.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red of varying intensity. Vinous, characteristic nose. Dry, medium-bodied and gently lively on the palate.