Red
Ferrione
By Diego Conterno, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbera d'Alba from the Ferrione vineyard beneath the winery: fresh, bright and food-friendly, with lively red fruit and vivid acidity.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby. Lively red fruit, cherry, wild strawberry and plum, with warm spice and an earthy, undergrowth edge. Medium-bodied and fresh, with bright acidity and fine-grained tannins.
Pairs well with
Grilled sausage, garlicky tomato-based pastas, stews, braises and pasta with game sauces.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Barbera
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba (CN)
- Soil
- Clay and limestone marl
- Exposure
- West/southwest
- Harvest
- Hand-harvested at the end of September
- Vineyard planting
- Estate vineyard Ferrione, just outside the Barolo zone below the winery, on a west/southwest-facing hillside at roughly 460 to 500 metres. Vines 10 to 55 years old, Guyot-trained. Certified organic.
- Vinification
- Destemmed and fermented on indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled tank, with about 10 days on the skins. Aged around four to six months in large oak casks and six months in cement or steel.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18°C
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