# Barbera d'Alba (Gabriele Cordero)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba DOC by [Gabriele Cordero](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/gabriele-cordero.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/gabriele-cordero-barbera-d-alba).

- **Producer:** Gabriele Cordero
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Cru / vineyard:** Biegio
- **Production area:** Valle Biegio, between Priocca and Castellinaldo
- **Soil:** Sandy with a good percentage of clay
- **Exposure:** West
- **Vineyard planting:** Barbera planted in 2016; Guyot
- **Vinification:** Harvested in crates with bunch selection in the vineyard; grapes are chilled overnight and then crushed. Fermentation and maceration take place in a temperature-controlled tank, with maceration of about 20 days. The wine is then drawn off and separated from the free-run, which finishes spontaneous malolactic fermentation in steel. Stays in steel until bottling.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A Barbera d'Alba designed to be easy to drink and easy to match with many dishes. The grapes come from the Biegio vineyard, which is pictured on the label.

## Tasting notes

Blackcurrant and red fruit on the nose; on the palate fragrant sour cherry and raspberry.