Red
Priòra
By Fratelli Alessandria, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbera selected from two well-exposed vineyards and aged in wood for over a year, built for complexity, richness and longevity beyond the estate's other Barbera.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Barbera
- Production area
- Verduno (Rocche dell'Olmo and Semolino) and Monforte d'Alba (Gramolere)
- Soil
- Silty, sandy limestone
- Exposure
- Rocche dell'Olmo: east, 310-360m; Semolino: west, 320-350m (both in Verduno). Gramolere: south/west, 400-450m (Monforte d'Alba).
- Harvest
- By hand, in the first half of October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training, about 4,500 vines per hectare. Average vine age about 35 years. Total area around 1.2 hectares.
- Vinification
- Fermentation and maceration: 10-12 days in stainless steel at 29-31C. Ageing: 12-14 months in French oak barrels (500 l) and/or Slavonian or French oak casks (20-40 hl), 2 months in stainless steel and at least 2 months in bottle. Bottled in spring of the second year after harvest.
- Storage
- Ageing potential 6-10 years
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- Gramolere, Barolo DOCG
- Langhe Favorita, Langhe Favorita DOC
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- Rossoluna, Langhe Rosso DOC
- San Lorenzo, Barolo DOCG
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