# Barbera d'Alba (Giuseppe Cortese)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba DOC by [Giuseppe Cortese](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/giuseppe-cortese.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/giuseppe-cortese-barbera-d-alba).

- **Producer:** Giuseppe Cortese
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Barbaresco, 0.7 hectares, 200 to 330 m above sea level
- **Soil:** Limestone and clay
- **Exposure:** West
- **Vineyard planting:** About 35 years old, Guyot, 4,000 vines per hectare, 80 quintals per hectare, about 5,000 bottles, hand harvested
- **Vinification:** About 20 days of fermentation in stainless steel; matured entirely in stainless steel; at least 6 months in bottle before release.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

A strongly traditional Barbera kept entirely in stainless steel, aiming at character together with finesse.

## Tasting notes

Intense yet delicate vinous perfume, dry flavour and full body that mellows with age. Deep purplish-red colour.