Wine Description

Made from 100% Barbera d'Alba fermented in stainless steel tanks to preserve the intense aromas typical of this grape. Maceration lasts for 14 days with several pumpovers daily for fuller color extraction. The wine is aged in large French oak barrels for 11 months, then refined and filtered prior to bottling.

Tasting Notes

This dry, well-balanced Barbera offers spicy flavors of cedar, dried fruits, cherry and licorice. Ripe and round on the palate with rich texture and remarkably long finish, this Barbera is recommended with roast beef, steaks, ribs and other meat dishes.

Vineyard Characteristics

Production area/name of vineyard:	Select vineyards in Serralunga d'Alba
Soil composition:	Clay, sand
Training method:	Guyot
Elevation (feet):	800-1,300
Vines/acre:	1,821
Exposure:	Varied

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:	100% Barbera
Harvest time:	October
First vintage of this wine:	1960
Number bottles produced of this wine:	20,000
Fermentation
Fermentation container:	Stainless steel
Fermentation temperature (°F):	84
Length of maceration (days):	14
Malolactic fermentation:	Yes
Aging
Aging container:	Large French oak barrels
Length of aging before bottling:	11 months
Length of bottle aging:	3 months
Analytical Data
Alcohol:	13.0%
pH level:	3.5
Residual sugar (grams/liter):	3
Acidity (grams/liter):	6.2
Dry extract (grams/liter):	26.3

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