Red
Barbera d'Alba Superiore
By Rosoretto, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Made from a selection of the estate's best Barbera bunches, about 1,500 bottles a year, aged in French oak tonneaux.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby with violet reflections, enveloping bouquet of red and black fruit with vanilla and wood. Complex structure with silky tannins, cherry and spice flavours and a long, slightly tannic finish.
Pairs well with
Ideal with red meats, roasts, game, and aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC Superiore
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Castiglione Falletto (CN)
- Soil
- Clayey-calcareous
- Exposure
- West, 250 m above sea level
- Harvest
- First ten days of October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot
- Vinification
- 12 months in 500-litre French oak tonneaux, 2 months in bottle
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dark place, away from heat sources. Can be aged for 5-8 years.
More from Rosoretto
- Barbera d'Alba, Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Barolo Parussi, Barolo DOCG
- Langhe Nebbiolo, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Roero Arneis, Roero Arneis DOCG