Red
Ca’d’Pistola
By Generaj, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera d’Alba Superiore, the estate’s longer-aged Barbera. 14.5 to 15% ABV.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby colour with garnet reflections. Powerful, elegant nose with notes of cherry, plum and blackberry. On the palate, full-bodied yet balanced, with a long, dry finish leading to fine tannins.
Pairs well with
Rich first and second courses, roasts, aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d’Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Montà d’Alba, Roero
- Soil
- Sandy, with low percentages of silt and clay
- Exposure
- 330 to 350 m above sea level
- Harvest
- Manual harvest in late September
- Vineyard planting
- Vertical trellis training (controspalliera); 5,000 vines per hectare
- Vinification
- 8 to 10 days of maceration with frequent délestage and punch-downs; aged 18 months in barriques and tonneaux, then 3 months in stainless steel
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