Red

Barbera d'Alba

By Silvia Rivella, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy

Silvia Rivella Barbera d'Alba

A 100% Barbera from the east-facing Patricone vineyard, aged six months in small wood.

Tasting notes

Warm and robust, intense ruby red, broad and layered, with acidic freshness, vinosity and softness. Can be drunk young for its fruit, or after some years for its structure and silkiness.

Pairs well with

Very versatile at the table: pasta, boiled meats, white and red meats and aged cheeses.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbera d'Alba DOC
Grape
Barbera 100%
Production area
Patricone, Barbaresco
Soil
Clay and limestone, deep (south); cooler and lighter (south-east)
Exposure
East
Vineyard planting
0.58 hectares in Patricone
Vinification
Fermentation in stainless steel tanks for 12 to 14 days at a controlled 27 to 29 C. Malolactic fermentation in small, non-new wooden containers, then 6 months of ageing in the same, followed by bottle.

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