# Sorito Mosconi (Rocche dei Manzoni)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC by [Rocche dei Manzoni](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/rocche-dei-manzoni.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/rocche-dei-manzoni-sorito-mosconi).

- **Producer:** Rocche dei Manzoni
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Monforte d'Alba (CN)
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 4,000 vines per hectare, yield 45 to 50 quintals per hectare
- **Vinification:** Fermentation at controlled temperature for about 10 to 12 days on the skins; about 24 months in barriques then concrete, with at least 12 months in bottle before release.
- **Storage:** Expected lifespan 15 to 20 years. Format 0.75 L. First vintage 1988.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

A Barbera d'Alba Superiore from Monforte d'Alba, first made in 1988 and aged about two years in barriques.

## Tasting notes

Lively ruby turning carmine, fairly transparent. Ripe cherry and full red fruit, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove and a touch of pepper, light wood and dried thyme and marjoram. Rhubarb, gentian and liquorice on the palate with silky tannins.