Red
Gallina
By La Spinetta, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Barbaresco DOCG from the Gallina cru in Neive (CN), 100% Nebbiolo, first produced in 1995 with about 6,500 bottles a year. A Riserva version aged at least 10 years is also made, about 500 magnums a year.
Tasting notes
A soft and persuasive Barbaresco. Velvety tannins and great body define this wine, that ends with a fruity finish and floral note.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- 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 French oak barrels, 20% new and the rest second passage, followed by ageing of minimum 9 months. Then refined in the bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 16-17°C
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