# Il Bosco (Prinsi)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC by [Prinsi](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/prinsi.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/prinsi-il-bosco).

- **Producer:** Prinsi
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Neive
- **Soil:** Marl, clay and white tufa
- **Exposure:** South-east
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 320 m altitude
- **Vinification:** Destemmed and crushed, then macerated and fermented on the skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks at 25°C. Malolactic fermentation in wood. Aged in small French oak barrels on the fermentation lees, then in bottle before release.
- **Serving temperature:** 18°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Barbera d'Alba Superiore from Neive, aged in small French oak barrels on its lees. Also made in magnum.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red. Intense nose running from blueberry to raspberry and cherry. Harmonious, complex, round and elegant palate.

## Food pairings

Hot starters, substantial first courses, elaborate white and red meats.