# Barbera d'Alba (Figli Luigi Oddero - Tenuta Parà)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba DOC by [Figli Luigi Oddero - Tenuta Parà](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/figli-luigi-oddero-tenuta-para.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/figli-luigi-oddero-tenuta-para-barbera-d-alba).

- **Producer:** Figli Luigi Oddero - Tenuta Parà
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** La Morra, Plaustra locality and Santa Maria hamlet, mid-hill vineyards at 250 to 300 m above sea level
- **Soil:** Sub-alkaline soils of medium-compact marls alternating with clay layers mixed with sand and sandstone
- **Exposure:** South-east and south-west
- **Harvest:** Late September
- **Vineyard planting:** Trellised rows 2 m apart, Guyot pruning, controlled grass cover with no herbicides or desiccants; yield about 80 q/ha (70% grape to wine)
- **Vinification:** Carefully selected grapes fermented for 10 to 12 days in temperature-controlled tanks at 27 to 29 C. The new wine is racked into stainless steel and concrete tanks for malolactic fermentation, then spends 8 to 12 months in stainless steel before going to bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** At cellar temperature, in a large glass.
- **Storage:** Very good in its first four to six years; excellent with further bottle ageing, which brings ethereal and austere sensations.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Barbera from vineyards around the cellar at Santa Maria in La Morra, about a year in stainless steel.

## Food pairings

Suited to regional and international cuisine; risotto and pasta, white meats, cured meats and fresh cheeses.