Barbera d'Alba DOC
Tasting Notes
Alcohol content 13,5% vol.
A wine with a ruby red colour, a vinous bouquet and a dry, fine flavour.
A low acidity wine, less full-bodied than Barbera d’Asti.
To be paired with game or cheese.
Ideal serving temperature: 18°C
Basic Information
Product Name: Barbera d’Alba DOC
Vine variety: barbera
Denomination: Barbera d’Alba
Classification: DOC
Color: red
Typology: still
Production area: Piedmont
Vintage: 2022
Alcohol: 13,5% vol.
Residual sugar: 0,2 g/l
Number of bottles produced: 1,800
Vineyard
Grape: 100% barbera
Soil: a medium mixture of clayey loam soil
Exposure: south west
Cultivation system: guyot
Year of implantation: 1972
Harvest date: 28 September
Type of harvest: manual into crates
Winemaking
Method: traditional with punching and pumping over
Temperature: 26 °C spontaneous and not thermo-conditioned
Duration: 12 days
Malolactic: yes
Aging: yes
Age of the barrels: 3 years
Type of barrel: barrique
Type of wood: French oak
Roasting level: medium
Wooden time: 6 months
Minimum time in bottle: 6 months
Bottle
Weight of empty bottle: 498 g
Aging potential: 5 years
Stopper size: 24 x 42
Stopper material: natural cork
Type of bottle: bordeaux
Chemical Analysis
Dry extract [g/l]: 29,5
Total acidity [g/l in tartaric acid]: 6,42
Volatile acidity [g/l in acetic acid]: 0,47
Total SO2 [mg/l]: 62
Free SO2 [mg/l]: 20
