Red
Barbera
By De Alessi (Tenuta San Sebastiano), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's main red by volume at 18,000 bottles, 100% Barbera from 3.5 ha planted in 1995 and aged in steel only.
Tasting notes
Intense red, robust and rich in personality. Winey, ripe red fruit on the nose. Persistent and soft on the palate, elegant and well structured.
Pairs well with
First courses of the Monferrato tradition, game dishes, roasts, meats in general, cured meats, boiled meats and cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera del Monferrato DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Lu Monferrato (AL)
- Soil
- Calcareous
- Exposure
- South/South-west
- Harvest
- Early October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot (low), 5,000 vines per hectare, 8,000 kg per hectare, 270 m, 3.5 ha planted in 1995
- Vinification
- Traditional fermentation with continuous pump-overs in steel tanks at 28 to 30 °C, no added yeasts, 15 days, spontaneous malolactic. Aged 12 months in steel with periodic rackings, 9 months in bottle. Bottled at least 12 months after the harvest. 18,000 bottles.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18 °C, open the bottle just before serving
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