Red
La Pichetera
By Francesco Sobrero, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Organic Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC 'La Pichetera', 100% Barbera from half a hectare in Castiglione Falletto, aged 12 months in French oak tonneaux and barriques.
Tasting notes
Red colour with aroma of red cherry, vanilla and spice with hints of black pepper. Lively, fleshy, fresh nose, very varietal, with great balance between juicy fruity notes, broad, well-expressed floral hints, a lively mineral streak, hints of black pepper, spice and leather, giving notable complexity and freshness. Broad fruit on the palate, calibrated acidity giving freshness and liveliness, firm and earthy pulp, opening out well with breadth, character, persistence and a long, clean, energetic finish.
Pairs well with
Starters, mixed boiled meats (bolliti misti), grilled meat dishes.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- La Pichetera
- Production area
- Castiglione Falletto (CN), 0.5 hectares, 320 m altitude
- Soil
- Clay-calcareous
- Vineyard planting
- Spurred cordon Guyot, 4,500 vines/ha; yield about 70 quintals/ha.
- Vinification
- About 25 days of fermentation and maceration with manual and automatic pump-overs. Aged 12 months in 500-litre French oak tonneaux and barriques.
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