# Barbera d'Alba Superiore (Paolo Monti)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC by [Paolo Monti](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/paolo-monti.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/paolo-monti-barbera-d-alba-superiore).

- **Producer:** Paolo Monti
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Monforte d'Alba: San Martino (450 m), Bussia (280 m) and Merenda (420 m)
- **Soil:** Limestone-sandy, with a good share of clay (20%)
- **Exposure:** San Martino south, Bussia south-east, Merenda west
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines over 40 years old, with selection of the best bunches. Yield 60 quintals per hectare. The Merenda vineyard is 0.92 ha of Barbera at 420 m and also feeds the base Barbera d'Alba.
- **Vinification:** Hand-harvested, with grape selection in the vineyard and in the cellar. Fermented in horizontal rotary fermenters for at least 8 days at about 30 °C. Malolactic fermentation, then 24 months in new fine-grain French oak barriques.
- **Serving temperature:** 17-18 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Barbera from vines over 40 years old, aged 24 months in new French oak barriques.

## Tasting notes

Purple colour, dark but radiant. Spicy notes of cinnamon and tamarind, ripe and macerating red fruit, liquorice and sour cherry, enough to turn heads. Silky, linear palate: fresh and fleshy, structured just right.

## Food pairings

Substantial meat main courses that can stand up to its strength. Pigeon or duck breast, Tuscan crostini and terrines.