# Barbera d'Alba (Tenuta Rocca)

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

- **Producer:** Tenuta Rocca
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Soil:** Lequio formation (Serravallian), young soils with poor water availability made up of calcareous clay marls
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot; organic fertilisation and compost, mechanical weeding; certified organic
- **Vinification:** Shoot and early bunch thinning during ripening, bunch selection at harvest. Traditional red vinification, fermentation at 28-30 C in steel tanks. Aged in steel.
- **Serving temperature:** 15-17 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Barbera 100%, fermented and aged in steel.

## Tasting notes

Intense, vibrant ruby red. Fresh, floral and fruity nose, smooth and velvety on the palate with a juicy finish.