Red
La Lena
By Bera, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera d'Alba named for Elena, matured in barriques. 14% vol.
Tasting notes
Colour: ruby red with garnet reflections. Nose: ripe fruit and a long, lightly vanilla-scented persistence. Palate: dry, savoury, pleasantly acidic, full-bodied and harmonious.
Pairs well with
Roast and stewed meats, cooked cured meats and braised game; not too elaborate dishes (starters and first courses)
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Barbera
- Soil
- Rich in sand and calcareous clay
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- End of September
- Vineyard planting
- About 5,900 vines per hectare, Guyot
- Vinification
- Destemmed and crushed, then fermented for a week at 25 to 30 C. The wine is racked and decanted several times, then goes into barriques for about 15 months, and rests 6 months in bottle. The introduction of the same sheet says about 12 months in small French barrels.
- Serving temperature
- Fresh, 17 to 18 C
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