Description
Wine denomination: | DOC |
Grape variety | made from 100 % Barbera grapes |
Region: | Piedmont |
Origin: | vineyards located in Monforte d’Alba and Serralunga d’Alba |
Altitude: | between 300 m above sea level and 400 m above sea level |
Soil type: | clayey-calcareous |
Exposure: | south-west |
Training system: | traditional Guyot |
Harvest: | manual, last 10 days of September |
Wine-making process: | fermentation within stainless steel barrels, 10-12 days maceration, followed by malolactic fermentation |
Ageing and maturing: | ageing for 18 months, 6 months in oak barrels, 12 months in stainless steel barrels and later in bottle Alcohol content: from 13,50% by vol to 15% by vol, depending on the vintage |
Alcohol content: | from 13% by vol to 14,5% by vol, depending on the vintage |