# Barbera d'Asti Superiore (Massimo Abbate)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG by [Massimo Abbate](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/massimo-abbate.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/massimo-abbate-barbera-d-asti-superiore-2022-massimo-abbate).

- **Producer:** Massimo Abbate
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Coazzolo
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Harvest:** September
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines 10 years old; 0.36 ha; 270 m above sea level; yield 80 q/ha; Guyot, counter-espalier training
- **Vinification:** After careful hand selection at harvest, the grapes are gently crushed and destemmed. Fermentation and maceration take place in stainless steel tanks for 20 days at 28-30 °C, followed by malolactic fermentation in steel. The wine ages 12 months in French oak tonneaux and barriques, then four months in steel.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

A 100% Barbera from a 0.36 ha vineyard in Coazzolo, aged 12 months in French oak and four months in steel.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red with purple reflections. On the nose, fully ripe fruit with fresh undertones and notes of peach and apricot.