Red
Barbera d'Alba Superiore
By Cagliero, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Cagliero's Barbera d'Alba Superiore comes from a 1.5-hectare estate vineyard in Barolo; the Superiore designation reflects heavy bunch thinning and extended ageing in wood.
Tasting notes
Deep reddish purple in colour with vibrant tones; the bouquet recalls peaches, apricots, apples and wild flowers, and the palate is full-bodied and well structured with acidity that supports ageing.
Pairs well with
Fried foods, boiled meats (bollito), ripe cheeses and the traditional bagna caoda.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC Superiore
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Village of Barolo (CN)
- Soil
- Medium-consistency clay on a marl layer from the Tertiary period
- Exposure
- South, south-east
- Harvest
- Generally the first two weeks of October
- Vinification
- Hand-harvested grapes are destemmed and soft-pressed, fermented at up to 30C with about 10 days of skin maceration, then matured for over 12 months in medium-toasted French oak (barriques and tonneaux) and bottle-aged for about 6 months before release.
- Serving temperature
- 14-16C (58F)
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