Red

Barbera Superiore

By Cantine Volpi, Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy

Cantine Volpi Barbera Superiore

Colli Tortonesi DOC Barbera Superiore aged 13 months, 6 of them in wood.

Tasting notes

Barbera aged in French oak barriques. Brilliant ruby red with slight violet reflections; intense, ethereal, spicy, slightly oaky nose. Good structure, soft, with light, sweet tannins, very persistent.

Pairs well with

Meat dishes, game

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Colli Tortonesi DOC Barbera Superiore
Grape
Barbera 100%
Production area
Colli Tortonesi
Vinification
Destemmed and crushed; fermentation on the skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks at 22-27°C for 10 days; malolactic fermentation in steel. Aged 13 months, 6 of them in wooden casks (site).
Storage
Store below 25°C at 50-70% humidity; 5 years in closed bottle, 5 days once opened

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