# Vignalina (Tenuta Santa Caterina)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG by [Tenuta Santa Caterina](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/tenuta-santa-caterina.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/tenuta-santa-caterina-vignalina).

- **Producer:** Tenuta Santa Caterina
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Podere dei Mossetti
- **Production area:** Podere dei Mossetti vineyard
- **Soil:** Silt-sandy, with limestone and a balanced supply of organic substance
- **Exposure:** South/South-East, 350 m a.s.l.
- **Harvest:** By hand, from the third week of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 4,500 to 5,000 plants/hectare
- **Vinification:** Fermentation at about 26-28 C at controlled temperature. Aged about 10 months in 30 hl oak barrels and a further 6 months in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 18-20 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A Barbera from the single vineyard Podere dei Mossetti, named in homage to Guido Carlo Alleva's mother and great-grandmother, both called Lina.