# Barbera d'Alba (Schiavenza)

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

- **Producer:** Schiavenza
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Vineyards in Serralunga d'Alba, 330 to 400 m above sea level, 0.4 ha
- **Soil:** Clay
- **Harvest:** By hand, second half of September
- **Vineyard planting:** traditional Guyot, 4,000 vines per hectare; average vine age 10 to 20 years
- **Vinification:** Fermentation and maceration in concrete vats of 3,000 to 5,000 litres at 25 to 27 C, with two pump-overs a day. Racked several times into steel tanks for about 10 to 12 days; racked into steel tanks, then aged in bottle in cool, dark cellars.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

Barbera from 0.4 hectares of clay soils in Serralunga, raised in concrete and steel.