# Barbera d'Alba Superiore (pQlin)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC by [pQlin](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/pqlin.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/pqlin-barbera-d-alba-superiore).

- **Producer:** pQlin
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Guarene, Castagnito
- **Soil:** Calcareous and clayey
- **Exposure:** South / South-West
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training, 4,000 vines/ha, vines 20-25 years old, altitude 280-320 m
- **Vinification:** Hand-harvested in crates. Grapes are immediately destemmed and crushed. Maceration and fermentation on the skins run spontaneously with natural yeasts in temperature-controlled steel tanks at 28-30 °C. After 15 days the wine is racked and moved to steel at 22 °C. Malolactic follows alcoholic fermentation. Matured 12 months in oak barrels, then 1 month in steel and 2 months in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

The oak-matured Barbera, twelve months in barrel before bottling.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with garnet reflections. Blackberry, plum and cherry with raspberry and wild berries. Full and well rounded, with soft, barely perceptible tannins; intense, warm, savory and balanced.

## Food pairings

Meat dishes, particularly local cured meats and soft cheeses.