# Campolive (Paitin)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC by [Paitin](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/paitin.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/paitin-campolive).

- **Producer:** Paitin
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Campolive
- **Production area:** Serraboella di Neive - Langhe
- **Soil:** Very white, coarse, sandy soils of the Formazioni di Lequio
- **Exposure:** South-West, 250-270 meters above sea level
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, planted 1970
- **Vinification:** Destemmed and pressed, then ferments and macerates two weeks in stainless steel. Aged a minimum of 1 year, normally in 10 hectolitre Slavonian oak barrels or larger recent barrels.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

Campolive comes from a steep plot on the border between Serraboella and Bricco di Neive, historically named 'campo dell'oliva' by monks who once owned the site; Paitin has produced this Barbera since acquiring the property in 1991.

## Tasting notes

Producer's note on the 2017 vintage: a promising vintage for Barbera, dense and straight, vibrant; the Campolive vineyard kept its balance and gave a wine with incredible character.