Red
Castellinaldo Barbera d'Alba
By Teo Costa, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's Castellinaldo Barbera, from the village's oldest vines; the producer says Roberto Costa has backed the village's particular Barbera since 1990 and that it has won numerous international prizes. Aged in oak.
Tasting notes
Deep, intense ruby red with a slightly garnet rim. Intense nose of ripe fruit and a spicy note of well-measured wood. Full, important palate with good tannic sweetness and excellent persistence.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Castellinaldo, the oldest vineyards
- Soil
- Natural amphitheatre hillside, medium mix with limy marl and clay
- Exposure
- South-West
- Vinification
- Traditional fermentation with long skin maceration and punch-downs. Aged in wood and glass. Alcohol 14%, acidity 5.85 g/l.
- Serving temperature
- 17-18 C
- Storage
- Peaks after 3 to 4 years and holds for at least 10 to 12
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