Red
Barbera Bruente
By La Raia, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
The everyday Piedmontese red of La Raia, with a precise balance of acidity and freshness, aged in stainless steel.
Tasting notes
Ruby garnet-red with purple hints. Intense floral notes suggesting rose and small brushwood fruits. Full, harmonious and warm, with a pleasant savoury finish.
Pairs well with
Meat sauces, roasts and medium-aged cheese.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC
- Grape
- Barbera
- Production area
- Gavi, Piemonte
- Soil
- Limestone and marl, about 380 m above sea level, south south-west exposure
- Harvest
- Handpicked between the end of September and the beginning of October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training, 4,500 vines per hectare, biodynamic management
- Vinification
- Destemmed, fermented on the skins with daily pump-overs for about 15 days, racked, malolactic fermentation at 20°C for about one month, then about six months in stainless steel and a short bottle ageing.
- Serving temperature
- 18 to 20°C
- Storage
- Store the bottle lying down in a cool, well-ventilated space, away from light and vibrations.
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