# Anna (Pasquale Pelissero)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba DOC by [Pasquale Pelissero](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/pasquale-pelissero.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/pasquale-pelissero-anna).

- **Producer:** Pasquale Pelissero
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Neive
- **Soil:** Marl (clay and limestone)
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 5,000 vines per hectare, 30 years old, 1 ha, 300 m above sea level
- **Vinification:** Soft pressing, temperature-controlled fermentation for 15 days, malolactic fermentation. Aged 12 months in large French oak casks. Bottled in August. About 6,000 bottles a year, 14.5% alcohol.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

A Barbera d'Alba aged in large French oak, from a 30-year-old vineyard, always on the family table.

## Tasting notes

Appearance: deep ruby with garnet hues. Nose: ripe red fruits, cherry, blackberry, prune, black pepper. Palate: medium-bodied, with the naturally high acidity of Barbera, food friendly, with a hint of sweet spice

## Food pairings

Pepperoni, cacciatore salami and fuet, pecorino and Parmigiano, rib eye, beef Stroganoff, beef stew, bagna cauda or egg yolk with Alba white truffle