# Tulin (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-tulin).

- **Producer:** Pelissero
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Tulin
- **Production area:** Cascina Tolino, in Treiso and Neviglie
- **Soil:** Medium texture, rich in minerals (magnesium, iron, calcium, phosphorus, potassium)
- **Exposure:** South-east to east
- **Harvest:** Planted 2004 (about 1.5 ha), Guyot, 5,000 vines per hectare, 300 to 350 m above sea level
- **Vinification:** Green harvest with double thinning, hand harvest and a further sorting table in the cellar. About 15 days of maceration. Aged two years in small oak and then one year in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

A rich Barbera from 2004 plantings of low-yield clones on a low-vigour rootstock, first made in 2009.

## Tasting notes

Deep ruby, almost bluish violet, with great viscosity. Cooked fruit, raspberry and red blueberry with a sweet, ethereal vein. Savoury, full, mineral, acidic and tannic.