Red
La Ciapa
By Rabino, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
A selection of Barbera d'Alba Superiore first made from the 2017 harvest, grown on the south-east slope of the Gran Madre hill in Canale. 14% alcohol, about 2,600 bottles; ageing potential 10 years.
Tasting notes
Purple-red. Dynamic, full palate with winey, fruity fragrance of ripe plum and black duroni cherries; floral and spicy notes from the oak, which does not overpower the variety. A slight tannic edge and a savoury, mineral close, fresh and persistent.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Gran Madre
- Production area
- Canale (CN), Roero; Gran Madre hill
- Soil
- Medium mixture (medio impasto)
- Exposure
- South-east
- Harvest
- End of September, hand-picked into crates
- Vineyard planting
- Vines planted in 2013; eco-sustainable farming; careful thinning
- Vinification
- Fermented in steel with selected yeasts and pumping over at 28 °C for about 12 days; malolactic fermentation follows. Ages 24 months in 1,000-litre oak vessels (6-year-old large barrels of medium-toast French Allier oak), bottled on 15 April and aged at least 6 more months in bottle.
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