# Dei Frisu (Giovanni Abrigo)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC by [Giovanni Abrigo](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/giovanni-abrigo.md), Langhe, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/giovanni-abrigo-dei-frisu).

- **Producer:** Giovanni Abrigo
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** A selection of the estate's best vines in the villages of Diano d'Alba and Roddi.
- **Soil:** Clay-rich, medium calcareous soil; sandy layers and grey sandstone in Diano d'Alba, deeper and more compact soil in Roddi.
- **Exposure:** South-west; altitude 330 m a.s.l. in Diano d'Alba, 230 m a.s.l. in Roddi.
- **Harvest:** Mid to late September, hand-picked into crates when fully ripe.
- **Vineyard planting:** Espalier vineyards with Guyot pruning, average density 4,500 vines per hectare.
- **Vinification:** Grapes from each vineyard are processed separately: destemmed and fermented at controlled temperature in steel with 10 to 12 days' maceration, pumping-over and delestage at varying intervals, then drawn off with malolactic fermentation completed in oak barrel and natural tartaric stabilisation over winter. Aged 13 months in a 3,000-litre French oak barrel, finished in concrete, and bottled.
- **Serving temperature:** 18°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

100% Barbera from the estate's best plots in Diano d'Alba and Roddi, aged 13 months in a large French oak barrel; made only in the finest vintages as the Superiore bottling.

## Tasting notes

Intense purple red, with light hints of liquorice and red fruit on the nose, cherries and spirit-soaked black cherries on the palate. Good structure, vibrant acidity, freshness, balance and persistence.

## Food pairings

Cold cuts, pork dishes, veal cheek and aged cheese; also good with fatty fish.