# Barbera d'Alba Superiore (Luigi Pira)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC by [Luigi Pira](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/luigi-pira.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/luigi-pira-barbera-d-alba-superiore).

- **Producer:** Luigi Pira
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Municipality of Roddino
- **Soil:** Limestone-Clay
- **Exposure:** South-West
- **Vineyard planting:** 2000
- **Vinification:** Vinified in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks for about 15-18 days; aged traditionally for 12 months in 25 hl Slavonian oak casks.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26


## Summary

Grown outside Serralunga, in Roddino, on a 2-hectare, south-west facing plot at 420 metres, planted in 2000, giving about 10,000 bottles.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red; an elegant bouquet with a fine balance of oak spice and berries; strong but well-balanced acidity dominates the palate, giving an enveloping, full-bodied wine.