# Cichin (Stefanino Costa)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba DOC by [Stefanino Costa](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/stefanino-costa.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/stefanino-costa-cichin).

- **Producer:** Stefanino Costa
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Cichin vineyard
- **Soil:** Clay-calcareous with good sand content
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Vineyard planting:** Cichin; 200/300 m asl; Classic Guyot; yield 80 q/ha
- **Vinification:** Vinification takes place in steel tanks with the submerged-cap system; skin maceration lasts 8 to 10 days. Fermentation temperature is controlled at around 25 to 27 °C. Malolactic fermentation follows the end of fermentation and racking. Ageing takes place in oak casks and then in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

A Barbera d'Alba from the Cichin vineyard, aged in oak casks and then in bottle.

## Tasting notes

A full-bodied wine with an elegant acidic streak. Intense ruby in colour; small berries and vanilla emerge powerfully on the nose. Fresh, harmonious and very soft on the palate, with an interesting acidity.