# La Pignola (Cascina Faletta)

> Red, Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG by [Cascina Faletta](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-faletta.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-faletta-la-pignola).

- **Producer:** Cascina Faletta
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Soil:** Loamy clay soil
- **Vineyard planting:** Grapes from the Braja vineyard, the grandmother's vineyard planted in 1936.
- **Vinification:** Fermented in oak vats for 21 days with skin maceration, malolactic in steel; aged in oak (24 months in 500-litre tonneaux per the Italian page, 18 months in large oak barrel per the English page).
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

La Pignola is a Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG from the historic Braja vineyard (planted 1936), aged in oak; its name comes from an anecdote during filming of the TV show "4 Restaurants" with chef Alessandro Borghese.

## Tasting notes

Notes of crumpled violet and blueberry jam on the nose; full and round on the palate with harmonized tannins. Ruby red with violet reflections.