# Dodici Lune (Ghiga)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG by [Ghiga](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/ghiga.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/ghiga-dodici-lune).

- **Producer:** Ghiga
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Soil:** Medium texture, good clay, silt and iron and aluminium silicates, low limestone
- **Exposure:** South
- **Harvest:** Hand-picked in crates
- **Vinification:** Hand-picked, destemmed and crushed; fermented in steel with selected yeasts at controlled temperature, 27 to 28 °C for 7 to 10 days with frequent pump-overs and delestage; malolactic at 20 °C in steel; in steel until early March, then 12 months in new 15-hectolitre French oak barrels (medium toast, 100% new). 14.5% vol, residual sugar about 2 g/l.
- **Serving temperature:** 18 to 20 °C
- **Storage:** Ageing potential 10 years; serve in a large balloon glass
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-09



## Summary

A Barbera d'Asti Superiore aged 12 months in new French oak barrels, 14.5% vol. Described by the producer as a meditation wine with great body.

## Tasting notes

Intense red colour, aromas of spices and liquorice.

## Food pairings

Structured dishes, red meats of all kinds and game