Barbera d’Alba DOC
Tasting Notes
Our winery also produces a small quantity of Barbera d’Alba with grapes which comes from the near village of Monforte d’Alba.
Barbera is a good red wine that has grown in importance over the years, it’s a “peppy” wine with a robust structure and it is one of a most characteristic Piedmont vine.
The work in the winery begins with the crushing of the grapes, followed by fermentation – lasting around 9 days for this wine, drawing off, and a further racking approximately 18 days later.
The wine is then stored prior to bottling in the following spring.
Colour: bright red with purplish highlights when young; deep ruby red following ageing.
Fragrance: intense and fruity; dry flavour and good body.
Taste: bitterish, though fresh, dry and well-bodied.
Temperature: 19 – 20°C.
Gastronomic combining: best served with strong-tasting dishes, red and grilled meats, game, and mature cheeses.
Basic Information
Product Name: Barbera d’Alba DOC
Cépage: barbera d’Alba
Appellation: Barbera d’Alba
Classificaton: DOC
Color: red
Type: still
Country/Region: Italy, Piemonte
Vintage: 2022
Alcool percentage: 15.37% vol.
Sugar rate: 0.72 g/l
Number of bottles produced: 5.000
Winemaking
Method: the work in the winery begins with the crushing of the grapes, followed by fermentation – lasting around 9 days for this wine, drawing off, and a further racking approximately 18 days later. The wine is then stored prior to bottling in the following spring.
Temperature: 25-27°C by refrigeration
Lenght: 9/10 days
Malolactic: done
Aging: stainless steel tanks
Minimum aging in bottle: 2 months
Vineyard
% of Grape / Cépage: 100% barbera d’Alba
Soil: sandy
Exposure: southwest
Agricultural method: susteinable agriculture
Year of plantation: 1960
Date of harvest: October 2023
Type of harvest: by hand
Chemical Analysis
Dry extract: 28.5 g/l
Total acidity: 5.33 g/l (tartaric acid equivalent)
Volatile acidity: 0,43 g/l (acetic acid equivalent)
Total SO2: 71 mg/l
Free SO2: –
Bottle
Empty bottle weight: 450 g
Date of bottling: February 2024
Aging potential: 5/6 years
Cork size: 24×46 mm
Cork material: natural cork
Bottle type: Bordolese
