Red
Massucchi
By Giovanni Sordo, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Superiore Barbera from the Massucchi hamlet in Monforte d'Alba, 12 months in large oak. Also sold in 1.5 L.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with garnet highlights that grow more evident with age; delicate, alcohol-rich, intense, full and lingering aromas; warm, full flavour, complex, dry and harmonious.
Pairs well with
Snacks, mild cured meats, fresh cheeses, crustaceans
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC Superiore
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Massucchi
- Production area
- Massucchi village, in the Perno division of Monforte d'Alba; 250-300 m
- Soil
- Compact and deep bluish grey calcareous marls
- Exposure
- South, South-West
- Vineyard planting
- Upwards-trained vertical trellis with traditional Guyot pruning; vines 30 years old; 4,500 plants per hectare; yield 80 q/ha
- Vinification
- Crushing and destemming, 3-week submerged-cap maceration (depending on the vintage), stainless steel at 28-29°C; 6 months in stainless steel; 12 months in large 50 hl Slavonian oak barrels. 14% vol.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20°C
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