# Dedica (Cascina Gilli)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti DOCG Superiore by [Cascina Gilli](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-gilli.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-gilli-dedica).

- **Producer:** Cascina Gilli
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti DOCG Superiore
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Schierano vineyard, Passerano Marmorito (AT)
- **Soil:** Grey-blue clayey marl with a significant limestone component
- **Exposure:** SSE
- **Harvest:** Manual harvest
- **Vineyard planting:** 4,300 vines/ha, Guyot trained, vines 40 to over 70 years old
- **Vinification:** Made exclusively from grapes of vineyards over 70 years old on the Schierano hills. Low yields, small berries, an extended ripening, frequent pumping-over during maceration and 12 months of ageing in second-passage barriques, 20% of it new, give the wine its chromatic intensity and elegant aroma; it then spends about 12 months in bottle.
- **Storage:** Ready to drink now but has potential for ageing (6-8 more years).
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Dedica is Cascina Gilli's Barbera d'Asti DOCG Superiore, made only from the estate's oldest Barbera vines (over 70 years) on the Schierano hills and aged in barrique.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with a hint of garnet. Intense fruity notes of plum and cherry under alcohol with a slight balsamic note, floral violet aromas underpinned by spicy vanilla, and well-integrated toasted notes. Fresh on the palate with a pleasant wet-stone sensation, delicate smooth tannins and a long liquorice and boisé finish.

## Food pairings

Main courses of red meat, aged cheeses and game.