Description and tasting notes
Color: Ruby Red
Scent: its aroma is predominantly fresh fruit, particularly cherry and blackberry. A very light vanilla taste with floral scents similar to geranium and rose.
Taste: in the mouth the wine has good acidity that balances well with the aging in oak barrels. Its freshness is pleasant in the mouth, followed by the body of the wine that allows for good persistence and a very long finish.
Basic information
Product name: Barbera d’Alba
Grape type: Barbera 100%
Denomination: Barbera d’Alba
Classification: DOC
Color: red
Typology: still
Country/Region: Italy/Piedmont
Alcohol Vol.: 13.5%
Residual sugar: 0.2
Number of bottles produced: 6,633
Wine-making
Method: traditional in stainless steel with pumping-over and delestage
Temperature: between 22° and 28° C thermal-conditioned
Duration: 9 days
Malolactic fermentation: yes
Aging: in wood
Barrel age: 60% up to 2 passages 40% new
Type of barrel: barique
Type of wood: French Allier Oak
Toasting level: medium
Percentage of new barrels: 40%
Length of time in wood barrels: 10 months
Minimum length of time in bottles: 10 days
Bottle
Weight of empty bottle: 475 gr
Aging potential: 5-6 years
Cork size: 24 x 44
Cork material: cork
Bottle type: Albeisa
Vineyard
% Grapes/Vine: 100% Barbera
Terrain: medium mixture
Exposure: south-east
Farming method: integrated
Year planted: 1971/1987/2009
Type of harvest: manual
Geo-positioning: N44°38.23° – E7°57.315
Chemical analysis
Dry extract [g/l]: 27.9
Total acidity [g/l in tartaric acid]: 6.48
Volatile acidity [g/l in acetic acid]: 0.40
Total O2 [mg/l]: 0.80
Packaging
Number of bottles per box: 6
Box size: 31 x 18 26,5