- Barbera d'Asti Superiore Albera DOC 2001

Colour / Colore:

Dark red-purple.

Aroma / Profumo:

Slightly sour plum and dark cherry fruits, with a spicy note from oak.

Palate / Gusto:

Crunchy black berry fruits, plums and spicy, savoury flavours mingle in a medium-bodied, warm, soft, inviting red.

Region / Zona:

The Monferrato hills in the south of the province of Asti, Piemonte. South West aspects at altitudes between 250 and 400m. Limestone-clay soil.

Vineyard / Vigneto:

Piemonte low Guyot trellis. Planting density 4,000-4,500 vines/ha.

Wine making / Vinificazione:

5,300 Lt/ha. The fruit was hand harvested from 1st to 5th October. Fermented in stainless steel tanks at 25-30° C using BDX yeast. Pressed when dry and racked to stainless steel tanks for malolactic fermentation. The clear wine was then racked to a mixture of French oak barrels (40%) and large traditional Piemonte oak vats for 12 months maturation. These two components were then blended and bottled.

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