# Vitidautunno Barbera Passito (Teo Costa)

> Red, Piemonte DOC Barbera Passito by [Teo Costa](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/teo-costa.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/teo-costa-barbera-passita-le-uve-stramature-2022).

- **Producer:** Teo Costa
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Piemonte DOC Barbera Passito
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Historic Piedmontese vineyards
- **Soil:** Hill rich in silica and limestone with tufa stone and silt
- **Vinification:** Overripe or lightly dried grapes, hand picked and vinified in oak with a submerged cap and frequent punch-downs. Wood, steel and glass, minimum 6 to 9 months. Alcohol 15%, acidity 5 g/l.
- **Serving temperature:** 13-15 C
- **Storage:** Can age beyond 10 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Barbera made from lightly dried grapes; the label recalls the Castellinaldo church of San Servasio that gives the estate's street its name.

## Tasting notes

Purple and deep garnet with orange reflections. Ethereal, intense nose of great nobility and persistence. Warm, silky, vigorous palate with spicy notes recalling ripe grapes.