# Vignassa (Massimo Pastura - Cascina La Ghersa)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti Superiore Nizza DOCG by [Massimo Pastura - Cascina La Ghersa](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/massimo-pastura-cascina-la-ghersa.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/massimo-pastura-cascina-la-ghersa-vignassa).

- **Producer:** Massimo Pastura - Cascina La Ghersa
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti Superiore Nizza DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Moasca area, Vignassa vineyard (first vineyard replanted after phylloxera)
- **Vineyard planting:** Vignassa vineyard, replanted 1925 by Osvaldo and Luigi Bologna; old vines on Rupestris du Lot rootstock
- **Serving temperature:** 18 - 19 °C
- **Storage:** Over 15 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

A Barbera from the family's historic Vignassa vineyard, replanted in 1925 by Osvaldo and Luigi Bologna after phylloxera. First vinified separately in 1989. One of the estate's classic wines.

## Tasting notes

Intense purple-red with garnet reflections, brilliant. Complex, deep and concentrated nose: blackberry, ripe cherry, tobacco, leather, liquorice and balsamic spices. Energetic and vigorous on the palate, voluminous yet elegant, with great softness. Very long, complex finish.

## Food pairings

All the great meat dishes: roasts, braises, game and wild boar with sauces; aged cheeses. Also a wine for contemplation. Piedmontese pairings: agnolotti quadri with mushroom ragu, Barbera stracotto, Raschera cheese.