Barbera d’Alba DOC 2025

Vigna Rionda di Massolino Flli | Piedmont
Az. Agr. Vigna Rionda S.S. | Piazza Cappellano 8 | IT 12050 Serralunga d'Alba

05492125 · 0,75 l · 19,87 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

Giovanni Massolino sold his first wine in 1896. It was a Barbera. Since then, it has been the oldest wine of the house, the most constant link between the family and the hills of Serralunga. Four generations, one and the same variety, one and the same promise: to press the Barbera as it is. Massolino calls it "the queen of the Langa table" – and means it without irony. In the Langhe, Barbera is not the entry-level wine that you drink while waiting for Barolo. It is the wine that is opened daily, that accompanies the meal, that carries the company. On the limestone soils of Serralunga – four hectares, well exposed, low yields – it develops more character than elsewhere: more fruit, more tension, more depth. The decision to age it exclusively in steel is an attitude. No barriques, no wood notes, no cladding. 10 to 12 days of maceration at around 30 degrees, BSA, short maturation in steel, release in the spring of the following year. What is in the bottle here is Barbera in purezza.

Deep purple-red in the glass, almost impenetrable. Elegant and seductive on the nose: intense fruit, sour cherry, dark berries, violets, a hint of spice. Juicy and crisp on the palate, carried by a lively, racy acidity that keeps the wine moving – vinous, fresh, balanced, with a long and pleasant finish. Never too heavy, never exuberant. The queen of the Langa table – since 1896. SUPERIORE.DE