Red
Nicolon
By Angelo Negro, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
A limited-production Barbera d'Alba from Roero, made after thinning and selection in the vineyard.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red with violet highlights. Maraschino cherry, musk and blackberry. Elegant, harmonious body with gentle acidity, marked fruit and vanilla.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Barbera
- Production area
- Roero
- Soil
- Calcareous, sandy
- Exposure
- West; 200-280 m above sea level
- Harvest
- End of September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training
- Vinification
- Traditional maceration in stainless steel for 10 to 12 days. Matured 12 months. Hand-picked in 20 kg boxes.
- Serving temperature
- 18 °C
- Storage
- Horizontal bottle position, more than 10 years
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