# Barbera d'Alba (F.lli Moscone)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba DOC by [F.lli Moscone](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/f-lli-moscone.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/f-lli-moscone-barbera-d-alba).

- **Producer:** F.lli Moscone
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Monforte d'Alba, 450 to 480 m
- **Soil:** Mostly clayey and calcareous
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Harvest:** September, hand harvested
- **Vineyard planting:** 4,500 vines per hectare, Guyot
- **Vinification:** Hand harvest. About 15 days on the skins, fermentation at about 26°C in stainless steel, malolactic before winter. In spring into 25 hL large oak casks for about 8 months before bottling. 14.5% vol; 0.75 l and 1.5 l.
- **Serving temperature:** 18°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Barbera d'Alba from Monforte d'Alba, about 8 months in large oak before bottling.

## Tasting notes

Colour: dark ruby red. Nose: intense and enveloping, wild berries, plum and violets, with spicy, woody notes of pepper and liquorice. Palate: full-bodied and elegant, with the right acidity giving freshness and softening the alcohol; balanced by a soft, persistent tannin.

## Food pairings

Particularly good with traditional Piedmontese first courses, grilled meat and vegetables, roasts, braises, tasty aged cheeses, meatballs and vegetable balls.