# San Defendente (Enrico Serafino)

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

- **Producer:** Enrico Serafino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Vigna San Defendente
- **Production area:** San Defendente vineyard, Canale.
- **Soil:** Sandy-silt.
- **Exposure:** South and southwest facing.
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot-trained vines 15 to 30 years old, yields around 7,000 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 and oak vats with a medium-length, délestage-aided maceration on submerged cap for over 18 days, then ages 18 months mostly in medium oak barrels of 2,500 to 4,000 litres with a small part in barriques.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18°C
- **Storage:** Can age 8 to 10 years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

A single-vineyard Barbera d'Alba Superiore from the San Defendente vineyard in Canale, which the estate calls complex and multi-faceted, with an inviting richness of red fruit aromas and flavours.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red with typical violet reflections, a broad, complex, vinous nose of violet, cherry, redcurrant, spice and tobacco with strong persistence, and a rich, redcurrant-fruited palate, surprisingly fresh and velvety, with a fine structure and a pleasant silky acidity softened by oak ageing.

## Food pairings

Pasta, risotto, barbecue, cheese and cured meats.