Red
Barbera d'Alba Superiore
By Amalia Cascina in Langa, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Sant'Anna vineyard, Monforte d'Alba, 0.7 ha, about 450 m
- Soil
- Clay and limestone, Lequio Formation
- Exposure
- West
- Harvest
- Hand harvested with careful bunch sorting
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1998, Guyot, 5,000 plants/ha, 7.0 t/ha
- Vinification
- About 10 days maceration, malolactic fermentation, at least 12 months in used 500 l French oak tonneaux, then bottle ageing before release
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