# Barbera d'Asti Superiore (Cascina Guido Berta)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG by [Cascina Guido Berta](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-guido-berta.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-guido-berta-barbera-d-asti-superiore).

- **Producer:** Cascina Guido Berta
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** San Marzano Oliveto (Saline), with a couple of plots in Agliano Terme and Nizza Monferrato
- **Soil:** Limestone-clay
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 1980-2000
- **Vinification:** Fermented in steel tanks for about 10-15 days; once alcoholic and malolactic fermentation finish, the wine goes into barriques to age for 12-18 months.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26


## Summary

The Superiore version of the estate's Barbera d'Asti, aged 12 to 18 months in barrique.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red. Deep and complex on the nose, expressing Barbera's character with fruity notes of cherry and plum and hints of chocolate. Full-bodied and harmonious on the palate, with ripe red fruit and almond and a long finish.