# Elaine (Filippo Gallino)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC by [Filippo Gallino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/filippo-gallino.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/filippo-gallino-elaine).

- **Producer:** Filippo Gallino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Cru / vineyard:** Elaine
- **Production area:** Roero, in the municipality of Canale
- **Soil:** Sandy, calcareous, light-coloured clay
- **Harvest:** Late September, by hand only
- **Vineyard planting:** Traditional Guyot training, 8 to 9 bunches per plant; yield of 70 quintals per hectare
- **Vinification:** Grapes are crushed and destemmed, macerated for 7 to 10 days with manual pump-overs, then vinified and refined in steel tanks.
- **Serving temperature:** Room temperature
- **Storage:** About 12 months in 25 hl wooden casks.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

A Barbera d'Alba Superiore aged in large oak casks, first bottled in 2007. It is named for a Gallino relative who emigrated to California before returning to Valle Pozzo to reconnect with the family.

## Tasting notes

Deep, intense ruby red with violet highlights. Aromas of small red fruit, plum jam and spice. Wild berries, strawberry jam and ramasin plum on the palate, savoury and persistent, with a spiced finish.

## Food pairings

Pasta dishes, meat mains, aged and fresh cheeses, cured meats.