Red
Barbera d'Alba Superiore
By Costa Catterina, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera d'Alba Superiore aged 24 months in large oak, from vines planted in 1980.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red. Intense nose of plum, blackberry and cherry. Persistent, full-bodied and intense, with pronounced but balanced acidity.
Pairs well with
Throughout the meal, first courses, red and white meats, cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Castagnito, Guarene
- Soil
- Clay, calcareous
- Exposure
- South; 350 m a.s.l.
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1980; 3,000 vines per hectare; traditional guyot; yield 90 quintals per hectare
- Vinification
- Alcoholic fermentation in steel tanks for about 1 month, then 24 months in 30 hl large oak barrels and 6 months in bottle. Bottled 2 years after harvest.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C
- Storage
- 14% ABV (varies slightly by vintage). Bottle sizes 0.75 l and 3 l.
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