Red
Barbera d'Alba Superiore
By E. Pira & Figli - Chiara Boschis, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera from the estate's own vineyards on Helvetian soils, aged about 16 months in second-passage French oak barriques. Full and robust with a fresh finish.
Tasting notes
Colour: intense ruby red with violet and purple reflections. Nose: vinous, with red and black fruit such as cherry, plum and blackberry. Palate: full, robust and fresh.
Pairs well with
Cured meats, filled pasta, roast meats, fried dishes.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Soil
- Helvetian soils
- Vineyard planting
- Vineyards owned by the estate
- Vinification
- Aged about 16 months in second-passage French oak barriques and 2 to 3 months in bottle (the Cantina page gives about 12 months in barriques; the wine page also says about 1 year in wood). Destemmed and crushed, red vinification on the skins in automatic fermenters at about 28 C with the cap emerged, daily pump-overs and punch-downs, light pressing, malolactic fermentation. Bottled without filtration or fining.
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