# Castellinaldo (Stefanino Morra)

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

- **Producer:** Stefanino Morra
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Soil:** Sandy soils with marl inserts and limestone veins, spread across the estate's vineyards in Castellinaldo, Canale and Vezza.
- **Vineyard planting:** From the estate's oldest vineyard.
- **Vinification:** Gentle destemming, fermentation with submerged cap and medium to long maceration (10-12 days) with délestage, aged 15-18 months in barriques and 6 months in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 17-18°C
- **Storage:** Made only in the best vintages; keeps and improves for about 13-15 years if stored well.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

Since the mid-1990s Morra has set aside its oldest vineyard for this richer style of Barbera d'Alba, fermented with submerged cap and aged in small oak, a wine built for age rather than immediate drinking. The name Castellinaldo, after the family's home village, appears on the bottle label.

## Tasting notes

A full-bodied, soft red, with small-oak ageing lending intriguing notes of spice and undergrowth.