# Jolanda (Pierfrancesco Gatto)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG by [Pierfrancesco Gatto](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/pierfrancesco-gatto.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/pierfrancesco-gatto-jolanda).

- **Producer:** Pierfrancesco Gatto
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Montemagno Monferrato
- **Vineyard planting:** Average vine age 20 years
- **Vinification:** Fermented in rotary fermenters at a controlled 28 degrees C for 7 days, aged in 500-litre tonneaux for 20 months, then rests in bottle at 12 degrees C.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Gatto's Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, aged 20 months in 500-litre tonneaux, with about 3,500 bottles produced.

## Tasting notes

Intense red with violet highlights that turn garnet with age. A persistent, wine-forward bouquet of cherry, plum and dark berries evolving into jam and spirit-soaked fruit, wrapped in notes of cinnamon, vanilla and liquorice. Full, warm and harmonious on the palate.

## Food pairings

Meat dishes, roasts and aged cheeses.