# Vigne Vecchie (Vinchio Vaglio)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti DOCG Superiore by [Vinchio Vaglio](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/vinchio-vaglio.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/vinchio-vaglio-vigne-vecchie).

- **Producer:** Vinchio Vaglio
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti DOCG Superiore
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Monferrato
- **Harvest:** The grapes come from vineyards of more than 50 years old. After the green harvest and careful selection, the grapes are hand harvested and collected in perforated crates to preserve their integrity in the early morning and delivered to the winery in the afternoon.
- **Vineyard planting:** More than 50 years old (now over 80 years old)
- **Vinification:** After the crushing and destalking of the grapes, the must is sent to temperature controlled horizontal tanks. The alcoholic fermentation and maceration last around 9 days at an initial constant temperature of 24 °C, which gradually rises to 28 °C. This process allows the wine to obtain excellent aromas and to extract the polyphenolic substances from the skin. The malolactic fermentation takes place immediately after the alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks at a constant temperature of 18 °C. At the end of the winemaking process, the wine goes into new and second year French barriques and 500 litres tonneaux for about 16 months. The wine remains in cement tanks for another month prior bottling, followed by 18 months of bottle ageing.
- **Serving temperature:** 18 °C.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

In 1987, in the most avant-garde Italian wine-growing areas, it was mostly thought of replanting old vineyards, replacing them with new plantings, different clones, and dense planting densities.

## Tasting notes

The wine has an intense ruby red colour with purple hues. The nose is very complex with aromas of canned fruits, violet, vanilla and slightly oaky scents with spices such as liquorice, eucalyptus and dried fruits. On the palate, the wine is warm, full body and fresh at the same time.

## Food pairings

Pasta with meat sauce or mushrooms. Red meats (braised roasted and rolled meat), perfect with mild, spicy and blue cheeses. To pair with Piedmontese dishes, we suggest the “finanziera” made from beef and white meat offals. Even as meditation wine after dinner with a piece of dark chocolate.