Red

Can Jek

By Cantina San Matteo, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy

Cantina San Matteo Can Jek

Barbera d'Alba DOC named Can Jek, 100% Barbera from Diano d'Alba, 14% ABV.

Tasting notes

Still, light ruby red with a garnet hue. Complex, fine fruity nose of wild berries, plum and sour cherry with subtle spice. Enveloping and full-bodied without excess, elegant and intense, with Barbera's good acid backbone and a balanced, persistent finish. Good ageing potential.

Pairs well with

The whole meal with Piedmontese dishes: red meat first and second courses, grilled meats, ragu, strong-flavoured cured meats, medium-aged cheeses. Peppers with bagna caoda.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbera d'Alba DOC
Grape
Barbera 100%
Production area
Diano d'Alba, province of Cuneo
Soil
Sandy substrate with sandy-clay marls, mostly from the formation known as the Diano sandstones
Exposure
Full exposure, flat vineyard; mostly south-facing
Harvest
September to October, by hand
Vineyard planting
Vines 35 years old on average, at about 250 m above sea level. Guyot. Yield 90 quintals per hectare. Low-yield vineyard care with frequent cleaning, green pruning, thinning and minimal chemical treatments.
Vinification
Conventional red vinification: fermentation and maceration in stainless steel with selected yeasts at controlled temperature, with daily pumping over for at least 20 days. Then racking, light filtration and bottling, followed by a few months of bottle rest before sale. Low total sulphites.
Serving temperature
17 °C
Storage
Store horizontally in a cool, damp place at about 15 °C, away from direct sunlight. (slightly damp)

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