# Villa Pattono (Renato Ratti)

> Red, Barbera d’Asti Superiore DOP by [Renato Ratti](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/renato-ratti.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/villa-pattono-barbera-d-asti-superiore-dop).

- **Producer:** Renato Ratti
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d’Asti Superiore DOP
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Villa Pattono
- **Production area:** Vineyards around Villa Pattono, Costigliole d’Asti (Monferrato)
- **Harvest:** September, by hand
- **Vinification:** Hand-harvested in September, destemmed and crushed. Alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled steel tanks, with about two weeks on the skins. Malolactic fermentation in steel.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Named for the family's old country villa, where the “house wine” was made from the surrounding Barbera from the early 1900s; suited to good ageing in bottle. First vintage 1982.

## Tasting notes

Intense, brilliant red. Ripe plum on a background of spice (pepper) and liquorice. Full, structured, pleasant and elegant palate of good persistence.

## Food pairings

Important first courses and red meats.