Red
Barbera d'Alba
By F.lli Calorio, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
A steel-aged Barbera d'Alba from Montà and Santo Stefano Roero, bottled the spring after harvest.
Tasting notes
Colour: intense, deep violet red. Nose: intense, with red fruit, ripe and dried plum, and toasted and spicy notes. Palate: powerful and round, with cherry notes and a long, persistent finish.
Pairs well with
First courses, roasted and grilled meats, medium-aged cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Barbera
- Production area
- Montà, Santo Stefano Roero
- Soil
- Clayey, calcareous
- Exposure
- South, south-west
- Harvest
- Early October, hand-picked into crates
- Vinification
- Destemmed and crushed, fermented in steel tanks at 28 to 30 °C for 10 days with frequent pump-overs and punch-downs. Aged in steel tanks and bottled in the spring after the harvest.
- Serving temperature
- 18 to 20 °C
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