# Pajena (Enrico Serafino)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba DOC by [Enrico Serafino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/enrico-serafino.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/enrico-serafino-pajena).

- **Producer:** Enrico Serafino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Canale, Priocca, Govone and Santa Vittoria d'Alba communes.
- **Soil:** Sandy-silt.
- **Exposure:** South and southwest facing.
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot-trained vines 15 to 30 years old, yields around 9,000 kg/ha, 100% hand-harvested, farmed with sustainable viticulture.
- **Vinification:** Hand-sorted bunches are chilled with dry ice to limit oxidation and sulphite use, then destemmed, hand-sorted again and gently crushed with no use of screw augers. The must ferments in temperature-controlled steel tanks with a medium-length maceration of over 18 days using délestage, then ages about 14 months in medium oak barrels of 2,500 to 4,000 litres.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18°C
- **Storage:** Can age 4 to 6 years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

A Barbera d'Alba the estate calls elegance made Barbera, built on a balance of acidity, body and minerality around clear, well-defined fruit.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red with typical violet reflections, a broad, vinous nose of violet, cherry, redcurrant, plum and spice, and a surprisingly fresh, velvety, medium-to-full-bodied palate with a soft acidity rounded by oak ageing and a fine structure.

## Food pairings

Pasta, risotto, roasts, cheese and cured meats.