# Mepari (De Alessi (Tenuta San Sebastiano))

> Red, Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG by [De Alessi (Tenuta San Sebastiano)](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/de-alessi.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/de-alessi-tenuta-san-sebastiano-mepari).

- **Producer:** De Alessi (Tenuta San Sebastiano)
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Mepari
- **Production area:** Lu Monferrato (AL)
- **Soil:** Calcareous
- **Exposure:** South/South-west
- **Harvest:** Early October
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot (low), 5,000 vines per hectare, 6,000 kg per hectare, 270 m, 1.5 ha planted in 1985
- **Vinification:** Traditional fermentation with continuous pump-overs in steel tanks at 28 to 30 °C, no added yeasts, 20 to 30 days, spontaneous malolactic. Aged 6 months in steel with periodic rackings, 15 months in tonneau and barriques, 9 months in bottle. Bottled 20 months after the harvest. 7,500 bottles; also in magnum and jeroboam.
- **Serving temperature:** 16 to 18 °C, open a few hours earlier
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

A Barbera from the 1.5 ha Mepari plot, planted in 1985 and aged 15 months in wood. The producer says it can age 5 to 8 years and beyond.

## Tasting notes

Intense, almost impenetrable ruby red with violet hints. Cocoa, graphite and sweet spice on the nose. Full body with a velvety note, notable youthfulness and well-judged, non-invasive oak.

## Food pairings

Meat dishes, roasts and braises.