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Terre del Barolo - Barbera D'Alba

2021
Blend
100% Barbera
Country
Italy
Region
Piemonte
Appellation
Barbera D'Alba
UPC
0 15643 24855 9
Red Wine
Verified Stock
FAR06-21

Tasting notes

Color: Ruby-red when young, tending to garnet-red on ageing.
Nose: Intensely varietal winey aroma, with delicate bouquet, red fruits.
Palate: Dry, with good body, fairly marked acidity. Full-bodied, well-balanced flavor after sufficient ageing.

Food pairing

Flavoursome soups, white meat and fowl in aromatic stews, grilled red meat, eel, stockfish and salt cod, aromatic fish soups, medium-mature cheeses, vegetables.

MISC

Vine training system: Guyot.
Growing Location: Alba, Albaretto della Torre, Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Cherasco, Diano d’Alba, Grinzane Cavour, La Morra, Monchiero, Monforte d’Alba, Novello, Roddi, Roddino, Serralunga d’Alba, Verduno.
Soil: Clayey-calcareous, calcareous-siliceous.
Grape harvest: October.
Max crop/hectare: 10 metric tons.
Wine yield: 70%.

Vinification

De-stemming, soft pressing of the grapes, fermentation and maceration on the skins for approx. 6/8 days at a controlled temperature. Microoxygenation to increase the varietal aromas elevation. The malolactic fermentation is completed by the end of the winter, and the wine is stored in steel tanks and then in the bottle.