# Noè (Cascina La Barbatella)

> White, Monferrato Bianco DOC by [Cascina La Barbatella](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-la-barbatella.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-la-barbatella-noe).

- **Producer:** Cascina La Barbatella
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Monferrato Bianco DOC
- **Grape:** Cortese, Sauvignon Blanc
- **Production area:** Nizza Monferrato, at 220 m altitude
- **Soil:** Calcareous tending to sandy
- **Exposure:** South
- **Harvest:** First decade of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 1992; Guyot training; about 4,500 vines/ha
- **Vinification:** Manual harvest, grapes cooled, pressed and fermented at controlled temperature partly in steel and partly in French oak barrique; malolactic fermentation not carried out. Aged 6 to 8 months partly in steel and partly in barrique, then 6 months in bottle before release.
- **Serving temperature:** 12°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

A Cortese and Sauvignon Blanc blend, first produced in 1995, made to be enjoyed young or with some bottle age.

## Tasting notes

The fresh minerality of Cortese meets the structure of Sauvignon Blanc in an unusual white wine, fruity, lively and exuberant when young but also capable of ageing well.

## Food pairings

Aperitifs and hearty appetizers.