Red
La Vecia
By I Moncalvi, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbera d'Alba aged 14 to 18 months in large oak barrels.
Tasting notes
Colour: intense, impenetrable ruby red. Aroma: winey, intense, warm and fruity with a light woody note. Palate: full and round, harmonious and enveloping, with excellent persistence.
Pairs well with
Cheeses and savoury main courses, red meats and game; a wine for the end of a meal.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Vinification
- Grapes are picked in crates and crushed the same day, with selected yeast added at once. Fermentation lasts 20 to 25 days with frequent, long pump-overs and submerged-cap maceration. After malolactic fermentation the wine rests in 25 hl oak barrels for 14 to 18 months.
- Serving temperature
- 18 °C
- Storage
- Drink from release up to 36 to 48 months.
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