# Barbera d'Alba (Renato Corino)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba DOC by [Renato Corino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/renato-corino.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/renato-corino-barbera-d-alba).

- **Producer:** Renato Corino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** La Morra (Frazione Annunziata)
- **Soil:** Limestone and clay
- **Exposure:** Southeast
- **Vineyard planting:** 1.5 ha, 350 m above sea level; Guyot training; average vine age 25 years; yield 60 q/ha
- **Vinification:** Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel for about a week; malolactic in steel. Rests 10 months in stainless steel before bottling. No fining or filtration.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A Barbera from 1.5 ha in Frazione Annunziata, kept in steel for 10 months and bottled unfiltered. About 10,000 bottles a year.

## Tasting notes

Colour: Bordeaux ruby. Nose: sour cherries and wild berries with notes of violet, herbs and spices. Palate: fresh, soft, sweet and savoury fruit. An aromatic Barbera of black cherries, cinnamon and wet herbs, with fresh acidity reminiscent of ripe raspberries and mandarins.