Red
Pajanella
By Renzo Seghesio, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbera d'Alba Superiore from the middle part of the Ginestra, aged 18 months in tonneaux and large oak.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red. Cherry, red fruit, strawberry, liquorice and chocolate. Full and elegant, fresh and intense, with a sophisticated texture; a palate of dark cherry, plum, blackberry and spice, with a long finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Pajana della Ginestra, Monforte d'Alba (middle portion)
- Soil
- Sandy, calcareous and rich in tufa
- Exposure
- West
- Harvest
- Early October, by hand
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 4,500 vines per hectare
- Vinification
- Destemmed and gently pressed with 30% whole berries. Fermentation of 16 to 20 days with separation of the solid and liquid parts. Aged in steel (30%) and wood (70%): 8 months in tonneaux (Allier and Nevers), then 10 months in 3,200-litre Slavonian oak. 14.50% alcohol, 65 q/ha yield.
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