# Barbera del Monferrato (Oreste Buzio)

> Red, Barbera del Monferrato DOC by [Oreste Buzio](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/oreste-buzio.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/oreste-buzio-barbera-del-monferrato).

- **Producer:** Oreste Buzio
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera del Monferrato DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Vignale Monferrato (AL)
- **Soil:** calcareous
- **Exposure:** south, south-east
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot-trained espalier, 5000 vines per hectare; yield 80 quintals per hectare; organic fertilisation only in alternate years, weeds mowed, copper, sulphur and microorganism treatments
- **Vinification:** Hand-harvested into 15-18 kg crates; aged in steel for 6 months
- **Serving temperature:** 20°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A 100% Barbera aged six months in steel, 12.5 to 13% alcohol, grown on calcareous soils facing south and south-east.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with violet hues; fruity nose of cherry and sour cherry; full-bodied and balanced on the palate, long and slightly mineral.

## Food pairings

Flavourful first courses, red meats.