Red
Carolina
By Cascina Val del Prete, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC grown on clay and sandy soil in Priocca, aged 12 months in 25 hl oak barrels before bottling. About 3,000 bottles a year. Named after Carolina, wife of the estate's founder Bartolomeo Roagna.
Tasting notes
The Barbera d'Alba Superiore Carolina displays a rich, dark ruby hue, with a concentrated nose of black cherry, blackberry, and a subtle oak spice. The palate is full-bodied and velvety, with balanced acidity, integrated tannins, and a long, complex finish.
Pairs well with
First courses with meat sauce or cheese, bollito misto, bagna cauda, braised meats
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba Superiore D.O.C.
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Priocca (CN), Roero; 250m altitude
- Soil
- Clay with sand veins, alkaline pH
- Exposure
- West
- Harvest
- Manual, end of September
- Vineyard planting
- Vertical trellis (controspalliera), Guyot pruning, 5,000 vines per ha
- Vinification
- Alcoholic fermentation and skin contact maceration for 25-30 days, malolactic fermentation. Aged 12 months in 25 hl oak barrels and 6 months in bottle.
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