PRODUCT: BARBERA D’ALBA DOC RIE
VINTAGE: 2011
VARIETAL: BARBERA
FORMAT: 6 x 750ML
STATUS: SPEC
PRICE: 32.00
TASTING NOTES:
COLOUR: INTENSE RUBY RED COLOR WITH A LIGHT BLUE HUE.
AROMA: THE SCENTS OF VANILLA, SWEET THYME, TOBACCO AND LIQUORICE ALONG WITH CHERRY AND MINERALS.
TASTE: THIS MEDIUM BODIED DRY RED HAS RIPE SOFT TANNINS, MODERATE ACIDITY AND GOOD BALANCE WITH LONG FINISH.
PAIRING: CHARCUTERIE, ANTIPASTOS, PIZZA, AND PASTA.
OTHER INFO:
THE SOUTH EXPOSURE 1.6 HA VINEYARD “RIÈ” IS IN THE COMMUNE OF RODELLO, WHICH IS SITUATED ON A HILLY AREA WITH MIXED SOIL TENDING TO ARGILLACEOUS AT A HEIGHT OF 410 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE VINEYARD IS COMPOSED EXCLUSIVELY TO BARBERA AND TRAINED WITH GUYOT SYSTEM WITH 5,000 VINES PER HECTARE.
AFTER FERMENTATION THE WINE AGES IN STAINLESS STEEL TANKS FOR 5 MONTHS AND TRANSFERRED INTO A MIXTURE OF NEW AUSTRIAN AND 2ND YEAR SLOVENIAN OAK BARRIQUE FOR 14 MONTHS. THEN REST IN THE BOTTLE FOR 4 MONTHS.