Red
Barbera d'Alba
By Poderi Roset, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera from an old vineyard planted in 1962, aged in oak and tonneaux, about 15,000 bottles a year at 13.5% alcohol (14.5% in some vintages). The small bunches leave the colour of ripe cherries on the hands, the producer says.
Tasting notes
Ruby red and violet with light amaranth tones, the colour of very ripe cherries. Very fine bouquet of plums and cherries over a delicate vanilla note from French Allier barrels. Fruit comes through slowly and persistently on the palate, with wood kept in the background, full-bodied and harmonious.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Verduno, Neirane and Dronera vineyards
- Soil
- White and chalky
- Harvest
- First 10 days of October
- Vineyard planting
- 1.38 ha; old vineyard planted in 1962
- Vinification
- Maceration 10-12 days. Aged 10 months in oak barrels, 8 months in tonneaux and 3 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18°C
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