# Carrà (Cascina Penna-Currado)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC by [Cascina Penna-Currado](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-penna-currado.md), Langhe, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-penna-currado-carra).

- **Producer:** Cascina Penna-Currado
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** San Sebastiano, Monforte d'Alba
- **Soil:** Marine sediments with alternating layers of marl and sand or sandstone
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Harvest:** Late, after slow ripening at altitude
- **Vineyard planting:** Two old vineyards; recent sheets cite vines of 25 and 70 years (2024 sheet: 70 years)
- **Vinification:** Five days of cold maceration, then about 14 days of simple, traditional alcoholic fermentation, a few days of post-fermentation maceration and spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Aged about one year, first in used tonneaux and 1,000 litre casks, then in large traditional wooden barrels.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-30



## Summary

A high-altitude, old-vine Barbera from Monforte d'Alba that pairs ripe dark fruit with freshness and fine tannins.

## Tasting notes

Deep ruby. Dark cherry, forest floor and pronounced balsamic notes. Full and deep on the palate, with ripe dark fruit held together by fine-grained tannins and a compact, structured finish without heaviness.