# Barbera d'Asti Superiore (Rossello)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG by [Rossello](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/rossello.md), Langhe, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/rossello-barbera-d-asti-superiore).

- **Producer:** Rossello
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Soil:** Medium-textured, tending to clay
- **Harvest:** First half of October
- **Vineyard planting:** Trellised vines trained to Guyot, 2.40 m x 0.90 m spacing, vines 25 years old, yield 70 q/ha, 250 m above sea level, 2,900 thermal-sum hours
- **Vinification:** Destemming and pressing; steel vinification with pumping over and punching down; about 12 to 16 months in oak. Alcohol 14%.
- **Serving temperature:** 16 - 18 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

A Barbera d'Asti Superiore aged in wood, matched by the producer with robust food.

## Tasting notes

Garnet red, winey scent, austere taste. Ruby red turning garnet with age, intense scent tending to ethereal, dry and full-bodied.

## Food pairings

Robust foods.