# Barbaresco (Rapalino)

> Red, Barbaresco DOCG by [Rapalino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/rapalino.md), Langhe, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/rapalino-barbaresco).

- **Producer:** Rapalino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbaresco DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Production area:** Ferrere and Giacone vineyards, Treiso
- **Soil:** Clayey-calcareous
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Harvest:** Between the end of September and mid-October
- **Vinification:** Temperature-controlled steel vats at a maximum of 28 °C, fermentation with maceration of 15 to 20 days depending on the vintage; 24 months in 25-hectolitre large barrels. 14.5% alcohol.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Barbaresco from Nebbiolo in the Ferrere and Giacone vineyards at Treiso, 24 months in 25-hectolitre barrels. The clayey-calcareous soil of the vineyards gives a long-lived, complex wine.

## Tasting notes

Garnet red, complex and elegant, recalling violet and liquorice; fresh and balanced in the power characteristic of this wine.

## Food pairings

Excellent with tajarin with meat ragù or rabbit civet.