# Priòra (Fratelli Alessandria)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC by [Fratelli Alessandria](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/fratelli-alessandria.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/fratelli-alessandria-priora).

- **Producer:** Fratelli Alessandria
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Verduno (Rocche dell'Olmo and Semolino) and Monforte d'Alba (Gramolere)
- **Soil:** Silty, sandy limestone
- **Exposure:** Rocche dell'Olmo: east, 310-360m; Semolino: west, 320-350m (both in Verduno). Gramolere: south/west, 400-450m (Monforte d'Alba).
- **Harvest:** By hand, in the first half of October
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training, about 4,500 vines per hectare. Average vine age about 35 years. Total area around 1.2 hectares.
- **Vinification:** Fermentation and maceration: 10-12 days in stainless steel at 29-31C. Ageing: 12-14 months in French oak barrels (500 l) and/or Slavonian or French oak casks (20-40 hl), 2 months in stainless steel and at least 2 months in bottle. Bottled in spring of the second year after harvest.
- **Storage:** Ageing potential 6-10 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-28



## Summary

A Barbera selected from two well-exposed vineyards and aged in wood for over a year, built for complexity, richness and longevity beyond the estate's other Barbera.