# Piani (Pelissero)

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

- **Producer:** Pelissero
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Piani
- **Production area:** Piani hill, Ferrere sub-zone, Treiso
- **Soil:** Medium texture with a little bentonite-like clay
- **Exposure:** West
- **Harvest:** Planted 1965 to 2005, Guyot, 4,000 (1965) and 5,000 (2005) vines per hectare, 250 to 350 m above sea level
- **Vinification:** 15 to 20 days of maceration in temperature-controlled steel, then straight into wood: about 8 to 9 months in oak barrels (30 to 40 percent barrique, partly new, the rest 50 hl casks), then bottled and rested about 2 months.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

Barbera from the gentler Piani slope, produced since 1960, when it was called Ronchi; the name changed to Piani in 1990.

## Tasting notes

Brilliant, intense ruby. Fine aromas of blackberry and stewed plum, then winey notes typical of Barbera, with a measured touch of wood. Savoury and acidic, with good breadth and a persistent finish.