Red
Barbera d'Alba
By Trediberri, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbera aged without oak, bright in acidity and fruity, from Roero and the Torriglione vineyards.
Tasting notes
Bright acidity, a fairly high alcohol level compared with the other Trediberri wines, full body and a fruity rather than elegant character.
Pairs well with
Bollito misto
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Barbera
- Production area
- Roero, and the estate's vineyards around the hamlet of Torriglione next to the winery
- Soil
- Torriglione vineyard: steep, compact blue marl with 40% limestone, 35% clay and 25% sand
- Exposure
- East-facing part of the Torriglione vineyard
- Vineyard planting
- Torriglione vines planted 1955, 1985, 1992 and 1995 (vineyard page, all varieties)
- Vinification
- Green harvest applied systematically, the only variety where it is done. Fermentation in concrete and/or stainless steel for around 12 to 15 days. Malolactic in concrete and/or stainless steel, cold stabilisation outdoors or in conditioned steel tanks, then some months in concrete, steel and plastic. No oak. Bottled usually in April-May of the year after harvest.
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