# Barbera d'Alba Superiore (Valdinera)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC by [Valdinera](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/valdinera.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/valdinera-barbera-d-alba-superiore).

- **Producer:** Valdinera
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Corneliano d'Alba and Canale (CN)
- **Soil:** Marine origin, medium mixture, clayey
- **Harvest:** Second half of October, by hand
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 1960; 0.9 ha on a hill at 280 m; Guyot training; 3,400 vines per hectare; yield 80 q/ha
- **Vinification:** Destemming, soft pressing, 15-18 days maceration in temperature-controlled stainless steel at 28 C. A few months in large barrel, bottled several months after harvest, then a few months in bottle
- **Serving temperature:** 14-16 C
- **Storage:** Lying down in the dark in a dry cellar; ageing potential 8-10 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Barbera d'Alba Superiore from vines planted in 1960, first made in 1989; about 7,000 bottles a year at 13.5%.

## Tasting notes

Intense red. Intense and ethereal. Soft and velvety.

## Food pairings

Red meat and cheese