# Vigna Clara (Eraldo Viberti)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba DOC by [Eraldo Viberti](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/eraldo-viberti.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/eraldo-viberti-vigna-clara).

- **Producer:** Eraldo Viberti
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Langhe, Santa Maria, La Morra
- **Soil:** Tufaceous and clay marls
- **Exposure:** North-West, 250 m a.s.l.
- **Harvest:** Around the last ten days of September, by hand
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 6,000 vines per hectare; vines about 40 years old; organic fertilization; about 40 quintals per hectare
- **Vinification:** Stainless steel tanks with temperature control; fermentation at 29-32 C; 10 to 14 days of fermentation and maceration; malolactic fermentation; 15 months in small barrels; only rackings
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

A Barbera d'Alba from 40-year-old vines at 250 m in Santa Maria, La Morra, first made in 1987. About 4,000 bottles are produced, aged 15 months in small barrels.
