Red
Barbera d'Alba
By Castello di Verduno, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's young, fruity take on Barbera d'Alba, from small old-vine parcels in Neive.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby red with purplish highlights. Delicate nose of vinous aromas and red fruits, plums and ripe blackberries with a spicy hint of liquorice. Smooth palate, medium body and the typical refreshing acidity.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Small vineyards in the village of Neive, 0.49 ha in total
- Soil
- White limestone soil
- Exposure
- Mostly south-facing
- Harvest
- Hand-picked in late September (22 September in the 2012 data sheet)
- Vineyard planting
- Parcels planted in 1950, 1960, 1965 and 2003
- Vinification
- Hand-sorted fruit in 20 kg baskets; 10 days maceration in stainless steel with regular punching down; 3 months in large Slovenian oak, 6 months in steel and 2 months in bottle; bottled without filtration (2012 data sheet).
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