Red
Rocche del Santo
By Brandini, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbera d'Alba Superiore with short ageing in large oak barrels to balance its acidity.
Tasting notes
Aroma: vinous, fruity, with spices and liquorice. Palate: intense, excellent structure, acidity balanced by the softness of barrel ageing. Colour: ruby with intense purple hue.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC Superiore
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- La Morra (site page); Monforte d'Alba (PDF)
- Vinification
- Destemmed and gently crushed; temperature-controlled stainless steel fermentation with pump-overs. Malolactic conversion in steel; moved to wood in the spring after harvest, aged 7 to 8 months in large oak barrels, then bottled.
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