Red

Barbera d'Alba

By Rossello, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Rossello Barbera d'Alba

A Barbera d'Alba aged briefly in large wooden barrels.

Tasting notes

Intense ruby red, persistent bouquet, dry, full and harmonious taste. Fruity scent; dry, savoury, harmonious.

Pairs well with

Strong dishes, and also traditional first courses.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbera d'Alba DOC
Grape
Barbera
Soil
Medium-textured, tending to clay
Harvest
First half of October
Vineyard planting
Trellised vines trained to Guyot, 2.40 m x 0.90 m spacing, vines 25 years old, yield 90 q/ha, 400 m above sea level, 2,800 thermal-sum hours
Vinification
Destemming and pressing; steel vinification with pumping over and punching down; 6 months in wood. Alcohol 14%.
Serving temperature
14 - 16 °C

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