# Barbera d'Asti (La Collina degli Amici)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti DOC by [La Collina degli Amici](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/la-collina-degli-amici.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/la-collina-degli-amici-barbera-d-asti).

- **Producer:** La Collina degli Amici
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Rocchetta Palafea (AT)
- **Soil:** Predominantly calcareous marl with clay and sand
- **Harvest:** Manual harvest, end of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines 45 to 50 years old, Guyot training
- **Vinification:** Destemmed, hand-sorted grapes fermented 17 days on the skins in stainless steel, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. 20 months of ageing: half in a 1000-litre French oak barrel for 12 months, half in concrete egg for 6 months. Not filtered. 14.5% alcohol, 3,280 bottles (2022).
- **Serving temperature:** 15 C (60 F)
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A dry Barbera d'Asti from vines more than 45 years old, spontaneously fermented and aged in French oak and concrete egg.

## Tasting notes

Bright, dark ruby colour. Bouquet of fresh cherry, blackberry and plum with hints of oak. Fresh, vibrant acidity balanced by soft tannins.

## Food pairings

Fresh pasta dressed with olive oil and pepper; fresh spinach and ricotta ravioli