{"id":30852,"date":"2026-10-23T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enogea360.it\/?page_id=30852"},"modified":"2026-10-23T11:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T09:00:27","slug":"barbaresco-the-appellation-in-a-nutshell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.enogea360.it\/en\/barbaresco\/barbaresco-the-appellation-in-a-nutshell\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbaresco &#8211; The Appellation in a nutshell"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30852\" class=\"elementor elementor-30852 elementor-30851\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-279a16bf animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"279a16bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d78817b\" data-id=\"2d78817b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3580f1de elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3580f1de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3bfdbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d3bfdbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Appellation in a nutshell<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f07831b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4f07831b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b012526 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b012526\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-377556ce\" data-id=\"377556ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2481c96b elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2481c96b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <b>Barbaresco <\/b>appellation protects wines produced exclusively from the Nebbiolo grape variety in an area of approximately <b>4,000 hectares<\/b> in the <b>Langhe<\/b>, a region located in the southern part of the Piedmont Region (northwestern Italy).<br \/>Already defined by a ministerial decree dated August 31, 1933, this area includes <b>4 municipalities<\/b> in the province of Cuneo: Barbaresco, Neive, and Treiso are included in their entirety, while the municipality of Alba(the hamlet of San Rocco Seno d&#8217;Elvio) is only partially included. The current administrative area of Treiso and the hamlet of San Rocco Seno d&#8217;Elvio were once part of the municipality of Barbaresco.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2828f28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2828f28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5d91bb\" data-id=\"e5d91bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f8dfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0f8dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.enogea360.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tabella-Barba-denom-in-breve-2.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enogea360.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tabella-Barba-denom-in-breve-2-1024x440.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30937\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enogea360.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tabella-Barba-denom-in-breve-2-1024x440.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.enogea360.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tabella-Barba-denom-in-breve-2-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.enogea360.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tabella-Barba-denom-in-breve-2-768x330.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.enogea360.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tabella-Barba-denom-in-breve-2-1536x660.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.enogea360.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tabella-Barba-denom-in-breve-2-2048x879.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.enogea360.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tabella-Barba-denom-in-breve-2-1320x567.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.enogea360.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tabella-Barba-denom-in-breve-2-600x258.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27c2336d animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"27c2336d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68a7270a\" data-id=\"68a7270a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7e5b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d7e5b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HISTORY OF REGULATIONS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf8788 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cf8788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The \u201cBarbaresco\u201d designation was officially established as a Denominazione di Origine Controllata (<b>DOC<\/b>) by Presidential Decree on Aprile 23, <b>1966<\/b>, and recognized as a Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (<b>DOCG<\/b>) by Presidential Decree on October 3, <b>1980<\/b>. However, it is possible to find bottles on the market labeled as DOC or DOCG from vintages predating their approval, since the regulation applied retroactively to wines that were still in the cellars at the time.<br \/>The production regulations have been amended several times* until the most recent updates, published in the Official Gazette No. 301 of December 30, 2025, and submitted to the European Commission for approval by a Provision dated March 4, 2026.<\/p><p><em>* Ministerial Decrees: February 21, 2007; April 16, 2010; November 30, 2011; March 7, 2014; April 17, 2015; July 30, 2020; July 13, 2021.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Download<\/strong> the updated production regulations:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enogea360.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-Barbaresco.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">DOCG Barbaresco &#8211; Consolidated production regulations attached to the Order of March 4, 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c494bc animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8c494bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-883e845\" data-id=\"883e845\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f9526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16f9526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TYPES<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818bf0f elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"818bf0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The regulations provide for two categories reserved for red wines that must be produced exclusively from <strong>100% Nebbiolo<\/strong> grapes.<\/p><p><strong>Barbaresco<\/strong>. It must age for at least 9 months in wooden barrels and may be sold starting on January 1 of the fourth year following the harvest (a minimum of 26 months in the cellar, calculated from November 1 of the year the grapes were harvested).<\/p><p><strong>Barbaresco Riserva<\/strong>. It must age for at least 9 months in wooden barrels and may be sold starting on January 1 of the sixth year following the harvest (a minimum of 50 months in the cellar, calculated from November 1 of the year the grapes were harvested).<\/p><p>For both types, a maximum yield of 80 quintals (grapes) and 56 hectoliters (wine) per hectare is established, while the minimum natural alcohol content by volume* cannot be less than 12.0% vol.<br \/>A specific case is represented by Barbaresco and Barbaresco Riserva wines that bear the \u201cVigna\u201d designation (see), for which more restrictive production and analytical parameters apply.<\/p><p><em>* The potential alcohol content that the must possesses prior to any enrichment treatment or additional fermentation.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c04688 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5c04688\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-145b56b\" data-id=\"145b56b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3e6d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c3e6d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MENZIONI GEOGRAFICHE AGGIUNTIVE (MGAS)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2024341 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2024341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MGAs (Additional Geographical Mentions) identify more specific, officially demarcated production areas within a designation of origin. They may correspond to municipalities, hamlets, place names, or other administratively recognized areas, whose names must appear in a specific list attached to the production regulations.<br \/>In accordance with the amendments approved in 2010, <b>66 <i>Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive<\/i><\/b> are officially recognized for the Barbaresco designation. MGAs may be claimed on the label provided that the origin of at least 85% of the grapes in the blend is traceable to that area; however, there are no additional requirements beyond the general ones established for the Barbaresco and Barbaresco Riserva categories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cab4631 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"cab4631\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0ebbcf\" data-id=\"f0ebbcf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e9224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3e9224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MENZIONI VIGNA (VINEYARD DESIGNATIONS)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6100723 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6100723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Barbaresco and Barbaresco Riserva wines that claim an MGA may include the term \u201c<b>Vigna<\/b>,\u201d followed by the specific name of the vineyard, thereby referring to a more specific vineyard parcel located within the MGA. Unlike in other appellations, in the Barbaresco DOCG it is not permitted to use the \u201cVigna\u201d designation on the label without specifying the MGA in which it is located.<br \/>For Barbaresco and Barbaresco Riserva wines that claim the \u201cVigna\u201d designation, more restrictive parameters apply: the maximum yield may not exceed 72 quintals (grapes) and 50.4 hectoliters (wine) per hectare, while the minimum natural alcohol content by volume may not be less than 12.5% vol.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c93a0c animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3c93a0c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a78648d\" data-id=\"a78648d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b7862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6b7862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OTHER SPECIFICATIONS SET FORTH IN THE REGULATIONS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fb47d elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44fb47d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Soil Conditions<\/strong>. Barbaresco cannot be produced from vineyards planted in valley-floor soils that are damp, flat, or do not receive sufficient sunlight.<\/p><p><strong>Altitudes<\/strong>. Barbaresco cannot be produced from vineyards located at elevations above 550 meters above sea level.<\/p><p><strong>Planting Density<\/strong>. New vineyards, including those undergoing replanting, must have a density of no less than 3,500 vines per hectare.<\/p><p><strong>Winemaking Regulations<\/strong>. Winemaking, mandatory aging, and bottling must take place within the Barbaresco production area, except for specific exceptions or exemptions granted by the competent Ministry to wineries that have historically operated outside the DOCG zone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5188c3f animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5188c3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec856f5\" data-id=\"ec856f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cfc86c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cfc86c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DATA AND SURFACES<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf69146 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf69146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>vine area<\/strong> eligible for <strong>Barbaresco DOCG<\/strong> production is just under <strong>850 ha<\/strong>* (out of a total vineyard area of approximately 1,850 hectares).<br \/>Neive is the municipality with the largest vineyard area eligible for Barbaresco DOCG (approximately 320 hectares), while Alba has the smallest (approximately 50 hectares).<br \/>In the 2023 harvest, just over <strong>37,000 hectoliters<\/strong> were declared as Barbaresco DOCG, corresponding to a potential of approximately <strong>5,000,000 0.75-liter bottles<\/strong>\u2014a figure that is virtually identical to the average for the past decade.<\/p><p><em>* Data updated as of 2025.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Appellation in a nutshell The Barbaresco appellation protects wines produced exclusively from the Nebbiolo grape variety in an area of approximately 4,000 hectares in the Langhe, a region located in the southern part of the Piedmont Region (northwestern Italy). 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