Red
Barbera d’Alba Superiore
By Azienda Agricola Stra, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A full-bodied Barbera aged 24 months in 10 or 30 hl oak barrels.
Tasting notes
Intense purple colour with garnet reflections. Intense scent of ripe fruit. Imposing, robust structure with pleasant freshness and a lingering cherry and plum aftertaste.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d’Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Barbera
- Soil
- Rich in silty and calcareous marl
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- Early October
- Vinification
- After destemming and crushing, fermentation on the skins for about 14 days. Racked off the skins, soft pressing, then stored in steel tanks; malolactic fermentation happens naturally after the first racking. Aged in oak barrels (10 or 30 hl) for 24 months.
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