Red
Froi
By Massimo Rivetti, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Named after the farmhouse whose surrounding vineyards supply the grapes. Made in the traditional style, aged in cement and stainless steel. Fresh, fragrant and easy to drink.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Froi
- Production area
- Neive
- Soil
- Mixed chalky clay
- Exposure
- South-west
- Harvest
- Last week of September
- Vineyard planting
- 5 ha (12.3 ac) at 380 m above sea level, average vine age 30 to 40 years, yield 8000 kg/ha
- Vinification
- Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel at 24C/75F for 10-12 days with frequent pumping over. Aged 8 months in steel and 4 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 16C/61F, large tulip glass
- Storage
- Store bottles horizontally. Drinking life 10 years.
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