Red
Sèj
By Merendasinoira, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A cold-fermented Barbera d'Alba Superiore aged 6-8 months in used 500 litre French oak tonneaux. The name means 'thirst' in Piedmontese dialect.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby red, almost impenetrable, with violet hues. Intense red fruit, from redcurrant to morello cherry, vinous, elegant and very broad. Balanced, with marked acidity giving freshness against a big structure, and a very harmonious finish.
Pairs well with
Red meats, game, medium to long-aged cheeses; suited to a whole meal.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Harvest
- Manual harvest in small perforated crates.
- Vinification
- Grapes cooled in the crates right after picking, then destemmed while still cold and cold-macerated at about 8 °C. Fermentation in temperature-controlled vertical stainless steel vats at about 18-20 °C, deliberately cooler than a classic red vinification. Aged 6-8 months in 500 litre French oak tonneaux of second and third passage, not new.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C
- Storage
- Six months in 500 litre French oak tonneaux