# Barbera d'Alba (Elio Altare)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba DOC by [Elio Altare](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/elio-altare.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/elio-altare-barbera-d-alba).

- **Producer:** Elio Altare
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** La Morra
- **Soil:** Calcareous in parts, also sandy
- **Exposure:** East, north-east
- **Vineyard planting:** Average vine age 10 to 30 years
- **Vinification:** Skin maceration in temperature-controlled rotofermenters for 3 to 4 days, a brief 5-month passage in used French barriques
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

Elio Altare's Barbera d'Alba, grown in La Morra with about 15,000 bottles produced a year.

## Tasting notes

Deep, intense purple red. Elegant aromas of blackberry and sweet spice. Warm, full and soft on the palate, with balanced acidity and a long finish of red fruit.