# Adagio (Castello di Tassarolo)

> Fortified, Barbera Chinato by [Castello di Tassarolo](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/castello-di-tassarolo.md), Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-adagio).

- **Producer:** Castello di Tassarolo
- **Style:** Fortified
- **Denomination:** Barbera Chinato
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Harvest:** From end of September
- **Vinification:** Selected grapes from different estate plots are harvested from the end of September. The wine stays on the skins for 15 days, developing fruit aromas and more structure. It then matures for two years in oak barrels. Bark of China Calissaia and Quassia wood, together with gentian root, cardamom seeds, juniper berries, tonka bean, mace and chamomile, are infused in alcohol; the resulting extracts are blended with the Barbera and the mixture rests in small oak casks for about six months to reach balance.
- **Storage:** Can age for over 20 years after bottling
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-28



## Summary

A Barbera-based chinato (aromatised wine) infused with quinine bark, gentian, spices and botanicals, aged in oak. The producer states it can age for over 20 years after bottling. Contains sulfites.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red with hues of orange. Red fruit with spicy notes and the aromas of the botanicals. The bitter impact of cinchona is balanced by sweetness, ending in a long, subtly bitter aftertaste.