# Barbera d'Alba (Paolo Monti)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba 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).

- **Producer:** Paolo Monti
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba 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:** Yield 60 quintals per hectare. The Merenda vineyard is 0.92 ha of Barbera at 420 m and also feeds the Superiore.
- **Vinification:** Hand-harvested, with grape selection in the vineyard and in the cellar. Fermented in horizontal rotary fermenters for 4 days at about 28 °C. Malolactic fermentation, then 15 months in new Allier French oak barriques and 2 months in stainless steel before bottling.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-17 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

The estate's historic Barbera, from three Monforte vineyards. Matured 15 months in new Allier oak plus 2 months in steel.

## Tasting notes

Deep, intense, well-defined violet. Juicy red fruit: liquorice speaks with cherry, sour cherry with rose and vanilla with raspberry. On the palate it has everything: gentle acidity, softness and sustained body, building a real substance of wine.

## Food pairings

Cured meats or cheeses, but also rich, well-dressed vegetables. It wants fat and chew: coppa piacentina, capocollo and culatello, or stuffed peppers.