# Menego (Marco Bonfante)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG by [Marco Bonfante](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/marco-bonfante.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/menego).

- **Producer:** Marco Bonfante
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Soil:** Calcareous clay marl
- **Exposure:** South, south-east
- **Harvest:** Last week of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 5,500 plants per hectare, 50 hl/ha, altitude 250 m
- **Vinification:** Destalked, soft-pressed and cold-macerated in steel for about 36 to 40 hours. Aged 12 to 15 months in used French oak barriques, then 12 months in bottle at a controlled 12 C before release.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18 C
- **Storage:** Can be kept for over 10 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Barbera named after Domenico, nicknamed Menego, father of Marco and Micaela, who died in 2000. It marks the generation change at the winery.

## Tasting notes

Intense purple-red. Cherry, blueberry and marasca cherry with a slight wood note; coffee and cocoa develop with bottle age. Structured and velvety with a slight tannic note and good balance of acidity, body and alcohol.

## Food pairings

Tajarin with boar ragu, veal stracotto with Barbera, braised meat, game and ripened cheeses.