Red
Tulin
By Pelissero, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
A rich Barbera from 2004 plantings of low-yield clones on a low-vigour rootstock, first made in 2009.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby, almost bluish violet, with great viscosity. Cooked fruit, raspberry and red blueberry with a sweet, ethereal vein. Savoury, full, mineral, acidic and tannic.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Tulin
- Production area
- Cascina Tolino, in Treiso and Neviglie
- Soil
- Medium texture, rich in minerals (magnesium, iron, calcium, phosphorus, potassium)
- Exposure
- South-east to east
- Harvest
- Planted 2004 (about 1.5 ha), Guyot, 5,000 vines per hectare, 300 to 350 m above sea level
- Vinification
- Green harvest with double thinning, hand harvest and a further sorting table in the cellar. About 15 days of maceration. Aged two years in small oak and then one year in bottle.
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