# Barbera d'Alba (Giuseppe Ellena)

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

- **Producer:** Giuseppe Ellena
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** La Morra
- **Soil:** Calcareous-clayey
- **Exposure:** West
- **Harvest:** Beginning of October
- **Vineyard planting:** 0.75 ha planted in 2005, 260 m above sea level
- **Vinification:** Wild yeasts. 7 days of maceration on the skins with frequent pump-overs. Malolactic fermentation in steel; ageing for 12 months in steel and second-year French barriques. Bottled in summer without filtration, followed by 3 to 6 months of bottle ageing.
- **Serving temperature:** 16 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Barbera d'Alba from the Ellena family's vineyard in La Morra, planted in 2005 on calcareous-clayey soil facing west. Aged for 12 months in steel and used barriques and bottled unfiltered.