Red
Hica
By Gabriele Cordero, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera d'Alba Superiore from the Bricco Gatti vineyard, a project Serena started in 2016. The name comes from the Spanish hija (daughter), and the hummingbird on the label refers to a legend about doing one's part. The vineyard is managed by hand to avoid soil compaction, with practices that encourage spontaneous grasses and flowers.
Tasting notes
Fruity nose with notes of tobacco and a light vanilla; on the palate notable structure and a delicate tannin.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Barbera
- Cru / vineyard
- Serramiana Bricco Gatti
- Production area
- Bricco Gatti hill, Priocca, the vineyard just above the cellar
- Soil
- Sandy with a good percentage of blue clay
- Exposure
- West
- Vineyard planting
- Barbera, about 10 years old; Guyot; mainly hand-managed
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