# Barbera d'Alba (Le Ginestre)

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

- **Producer:** Le Ginestre
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Monforte d'Alba, about 400 m
- **Soil:** Well-drained marly soil
- **Exposure:** South-south-west
- **Vineyard planting:** Vertical trellises, Guyot pruning
- **Vinification:** On the skins with a submerged cap and daily pumping over; maceration continues 10 to 15 days after alcoholic fermentation. After drawing off and first rackings, malolactic fermentation and a year in oak, then several months in bottle before release.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Barbera from a south-south-west facing vineyard in Monforte d'Alba on marly soil, aged one year in oak.

## Tasting notes

Very intense, vivid garnet red with slight purplish highlights; clean, expansive, intense nose of chocolate, cocoa, roses and sweet tobacco; full, round and very well balanced, with a long, spicy finish.