# Barbera d'Alba (Renzo Seghesio)

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

- **Producer:** Renzo Seghesio
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Bricco Chiesa, La Morra, and Pajana della Ginestra, Monforte d'Alba
- **Soil:** Silt-rich marl at Santa Maria (Bricco Chiesa), calcareous tufa at Ginestra
- **Harvest:** Early October, by hand
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 4,500 vines per hectare
- **Vinification:** Destemmed and gently pressed with 30% whole berries. Fermentation with Saccharomyces pombe yeast, with an initial separation of solid and liquid parts; 16 days on the skins with pump-overs. Aged in steel (30%) and wood (70%): tonneaux (Allier and Nevers) for 5 to 6 months, then 3,200-litre Slavonian oak for another 5 to 6 months. 14.52% alcohol, 70 q/ha yield.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

The estate's classic Barbera d'Alba, from Bricco Chiesa and Pajana della Ginestra, aged about a year in tonneaux and large oak.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red. Plum, marasca cherry, red fruit and spice. Full, fresh and harmonious, long and intense, with a persistent, balanced aftertaste and well-integrated acidity.