Barbera d’Alba DOC Superiore 2022

Basic information

VARIETY: 100% Barbera grapes

COLOUR: brilliant ruby that tends to become garnet with age

SCENT IN PERFUME: an intense fruity bouquet of prune and mulberry with a hint of spice

FLAVOUR: full-bodied and enveloping, its slightly acid flavour does not upset the balance. Dry, fresh and fragrant, this wine lingers on the palate with traces of plum, blackberry and cherry .

BEST SERVED AT: 16° C. – 60° F.

FOOD MATCHES: a wine that can be served throughout the meal, very good with first course, grilled or baked red meat, and soft, medium-to-very mature cheese

VINIFICATION: alcoholic fermentation in steel

FINING: malolactic fermentation and 4 months refining in Slavonia oak casks

SIZE / FORMAT: 0,75 and 1,5 l

AGEING POTENTIAL: up to 5 years after the harvest

Vineyard

PRODUCTION AREA: Comuni del Roero

FARMING: traditional – guyot

KG OF GRAPES PER HECTARE: no more than 100 quintals/hectar

WINE PER HECTARE: around 7.000 liters

Chemical Analysis

ALCOHOL VOL. (%): 14,50%

RESIDUAL SUGAR: < 4 g/l

TOTAL SO2: 100 mg/l

FREE SO2: –

TOTAL ACIDITY: 6,10 g/l