Red

Dei Frisu

By Giovanni Abrigo, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Giovanni Abrigo Dei Frisu

100% Barbera from the estate's best plots in Diano d'Alba and Roddi, aged 13 months in a large French oak barrel; made only in the finest vintages as the Superiore bottling.

Tasting notes

Intense purple red, with light hints of liquorice and red fruit on the nose, cherries and spirit-soaked black cherries on the palate. Good structure, vibrant acidity, freshness, balance and persistence.

Pairs well with

Cold cuts, pork dishes, veal cheek and aged cheese; also good with fatty fish.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
Grape
Barbera 100%
Production area
A selection of the estate's best vines in the villages of Diano d'Alba and Roddi.
Soil
Clay-rich, medium calcareous soil; sandy layers and grey sandstone in Diano d'Alba, deeper and more compact soil in Roddi.
Exposure
South-west; altitude 330 m a.s.l. in Diano d'Alba, 230 m a.s.l. in Roddi.
Harvest
Mid to late September, hand-picked into crates when fully ripe.
Vineyard planting
Espalier vineyards with Guyot pruning, average density 4,500 vines per hectare.
Vinification
Grapes from each vineyard are processed separately: destemmed and fermented at controlled temperature in steel with 10 to 12 days' maceration, pumping-over and delestage at varying intervals, then drawn off with malolactic fermentation completed in oak barrel and natural tartaric stabilisation over winter. Aged 13 months in a 3,000-litre French oak barrel, finished in concrete, and bottled.
Serving temperature
18°C

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