Red
Barbera d'Alba Superiore
By Principiano Giuseppe e Francesco, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbera aged about 18 months, 12 of them in tonneaux, from Monforte and Serralunga vineyards.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red. Fragrant cherry and warm spice notes recalling vanilla and cocoa. Naturally powerful and full-bodied with a long finish and crisp acidity balanced by great structure.
Pairs well with
Big meat dishes, flavourful and spiced dishes, aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Vineyards in the communes of Monforte d'Alba and Serralunga d'Alba
- Soil
- Clay-limestone
- Exposure
- South-west, east
- Harvest
- By hand, last ten days of September
- Vineyard planting
- Classic Guyot, 300 to 400 m above sea level
- Vinification
- Emerged-cap fermentation in steel tanks with 12 to 14 days of skin maceration; malolactic fermentation at the end of fermentation. About 18 months of ageing: 6 months in stainless steel and 12 months in tonneaux, then bottle. Alcohol 13.5% to 14.5% vol depending on vintage.
- Serving temperature
- 18 °C
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