# La Matota (Renato Buganza)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti DOCG by [Renato Buganza](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/renato-buganza.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/renato-buganza-la-matota).

- **Producer:** Renato Buganza
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Vinification:** Six days of fermentation on the skins with native yeasts, then drawn off so fermentation continues without them, for a more elegant extraction. After alcoholic and malolactic fermentation the wine stays in steel until the following spring and is bottled without filtration. Three months in bottle. Alcohol 14 to 15%, residual sugar 1 g/l, total acidity 5.5 to 6%, pH 3.5.
- **Serving temperature:** 16 to 18 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Barbera d'Asti kept in steel and bottled unfiltered, meant to be drunk young. The name means 'the girl' in the local dialect. Part of the family's Radici e Filari line.

## Tasting notes

Winey and very fresh, with notes of fresh plum and wild berries; ruby red with intense violet shades. Made without wood ageing, to show the character of the grape, and good drunk young.

## Food pairings

Grilled meat, pasta and rice dishes, savoury cheeses and pies; the producer likes it with pizza.