# Morassina (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-morassina).

- **Producer:** Giuseppe Cortese
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Morassina
- **Production area:** Barbaresco, 1 hectare, 200 to 330 m above sea level
- **Soil:** Limestone and clay
- **Exposure:** South and south-west
- **Vineyard planting:** About 45 years old, Guyot, 4,000 vines per hectare, 80 quintals per hectare, about 8,000 bottles, hand harvested
- **Vinification:** About 20 days of fermentation in stainless steel; 18 months in 17 hl Slavonian oak casks; at least 6 months in bottle before release.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

A Barbera d'Alba from a one-hectare vineyard, balancing the freshness of the grape with 18 months in Slavonian oak.

## Tasting notes

Intense, velvety vinous perfume. Dry and full-bodied, with a deep purplish, almost impenetrable red colour.