# Donia (Maurizio Ponchione)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba DOC by [Maurizio Ponchione](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/maurizio-ponchione.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/maurizio-ponchione-donia).

- **Producer:** Maurizio Ponchione
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Cru / vineyard:** Donia
- **Soil:** Hilly, fertile, medium-textured
- **Harvest:** Last ten days of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 3,500 vines per hectare, planted 1997, 301 m above sea level
- **Vinification:** Maceration 10 to 12 days with many pump-overs and delestage; aged in stainless steel plus a short passage in 20 hl Slavonian oak casks. About 4,000 bottles.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

A Barbera d'Alba made without barriques, in steel with a brief spell in large Slavonian casks to keep the fresh fruit of the grape.