Red

Barbera d'Alba

By Amalia Cascina in Langa, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Amalia Cascina in Langa Barbera d'Alba

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbera d'Alba DOC
Grape
Barbera 100%
Production area
Sant'Anna vineyard, Monforte d'Alba, 1 ha, about 450 m
Soil
Clay and limestone; Lequio Formation (Serravallian/late Tortonian)
Exposure
Mainly west
Harvest
Hand harvested with careful bunch sorting
Vineyard planting
Planted 1998, Guyot, 5,000 plants/ha, 7.0 t/ha
Vinification
About 8 months in steel tanks before bottling

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