Red
La Pantalera
By Agricola Gian Piero Marrone, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbera d'Alba Superiore from vines planted in 1965, aged 18 months in wood. The name recalls a typical stroke in pallapugno, the ball game of the Langhe.
Tasting notes
Ruby red moving to garnet with age. Intense, fruity aroma, dry taste and balanced acidity.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Soil
- Recent geological formation: mainly calcareous surface soil with a high share of quartz sand and very fine limestone, alternating with compact layers of grey sandstone
- Exposure
- South, 350 m a.s.l.
- Harvest
- Manual, end of September
- Vineyard planting
- Average planting year 1965, traditional Guyot
- Vinification
- Long fermentation on the skins for 20 days at 28 °C. Malolactic fermentation in 500 l tonneaux. Batonnage on fine lees for 7 months and 18 months ageing in wood.
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