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Prinsi - Barbera d’Alba Superiore il Bosco

Prinsi - Barbera d’Alba Superiore il Bosco

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Format

Intense ruby red color. Intense, tons of soft fruits (mostly blueberry, raspberry and cherry) on the nose. Very well balanced, complex, smooth and elegant. Pairs with hot starters, elaborated first courses, white and red meat.

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Origin Barbera d’Alba
Classification DOC
Serving temperature 64 °F

Blend composition

Grape breakdown

Barbera 100%

Color profile

  • Intense purple red

Tasting profile

  • Intense, tons of soft fruits
  • Blueberry, raspberry, and cherry
  • Very well balanced
  • Complex, smooth, and elegant

Food pairings

  • Hot starters
  • Elaborate first courses
  • White and red meats

The story

Vineyards located in the Municipality of Neive. The vines are trained in Guyot on marly, clayey and white tuffaceous soils at 320 meters above sea level, with a planting density of 4,500 vines per hectare. The hillside vineyards face South-East.

Winemaking

From vineyard to bottle

Harvest

The grapes are destalked and softly pressed. Fermentation with skin maceration in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature (25°C), followed by malolactic fermenation in wooden casks

Barrel

Small french oak barrels on fine lees

Bottling

Further refinement in bottle before releasing