Red
Gallina
By La Spinetta, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC from the Gallina vineyard in Neive (CN), 100% Barbera, first produced in 1996 with about 7,500 bottles a year.
Tasting notes
This Barbera offers lavish amounts of floral and balsamic notes, followed by gentle acidity and an unexpected tannic texture.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Barbera
- Cru / vineyard
- Gallina
- Production area
- Gallina vineyard, Neive (CN)
- Soil
- Calcareous marl, strongly characterized by light colored sand
- Exposure
- South, 250 m a.s.l.
- Vineyard planting
- Vines about 55 years old on 13.5 acres
- Vinification
- Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled vats for an average period of 14-15 days. Malolactic fermentation done in used (second and third passage) French oak barrels, followed by minimum 4 months of ageing. Finally, bottle-aged for minimum 6 months.
- Serving temperature
- 16-17°C
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