# La Luna (F.lli Massucco)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC by [F.lli Massucco](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/f-lli-massucco.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/f-lli-massucco-la-luna).

- **Producer:** F.lli Massucco
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Castagnito (CN)
- **Soil:** Calcareous and clay marls with sandy stratification
- **Harvest:** First picking in October; second picking 30 to 40 days later (overripe)
- **Vineyard planting:** Vertical trellis with Guyot pruning, 70 q/ha (50 q early harvest, 20 q overripe)
- **Vinification:** Single vineyard picked twice: part in October and fermented in steel, the rest left on the vine another 30 to 40 days; the two wines are blended and aged in 3000 l French oak (page text also mentions oak barriques for 6 months).
- **Serving temperature:** 18-20 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Barbera picked at two stages from one vineyard and aged in large French oak; 14% vol.

## Tasting notes

Impenetrable ruby red. Remarkably intense nose of cherry, small wild berries, pepper and dried rose, with hints of withered red fruit. Full taste with a pleasant acidic vein and a sweet aftertaste, with perceptible residual sugar.

## Food pairings

Cheeses, meat-based first courses, important and spiced main courses; versatile through the meal.