Barbera d’Alba Superiore Croere, Vite Colte

BARBERA D’ALBA SUPERIORE CROERE

D.O.C.

The vineyards of Barbera, all mark by extremely low yields, are planted on soils with limestone-clay characteristics; the so-called “white soils” with a mixed chalky clay and sandy rocks. These soils are originated in the Miocene (15 million years ago), they result compact and solid and offer full-bodied red wines. Vinification is traditional, with a 15 day maceration on the skins followed by a 28°-30° C fermentation. Malolactic is then carried out, afterwards the wine matures in small oak barrels for 15 months. Then it rests in bottles for at least 6-8 months, to reach the final balance between fragrance and a full-bodied structure

Grape variety

Barbera  100%

Alcohol

14.0 % vol

Wine Description

Colour: deep ruby red

Bouquet: intense and harmonic with hints of violets, liquorice and vanilla

Palate: crisp and dry but silk-textured and richly flavoured, over a subtle background of vanilla and ripe frui