This Barbera d’Alba D.O.C. is obtained from some old Langa vineyards. It is the result of rigorous selectioning of bunches in the first months carried out in the vineyards to diminish quantity, increasing the quality. After careful fermentation it is put into small “Allier” barrels to complete the procedure. By refining it in bottles for some months, it is then presented to the consumer with the following organoleptic characteristics: An intense ruby red colour, an ethereal fragrance with the scent of spices, morello and mulberry; Dry taste and a full bodied wine, just the right acidity and smooth. A versatile wine which can accompany important dishes such as game and matured cheese. This wine has been made and bottled by oenologist Paolo Torchio.
It can age for an ulterior 5 or 6 years. This wine has been made and bottled by Paolo Torchio. Once, according to Piedmontese tradition, the “Masche” female characters similar to witches, could magically transform animals or things. Today, this wine, the result of a magic transformation will bewitch you with its fascinating fragrance and unmistakable taste.
Technical card
Vine: Barbera 100%. Maximum grape production: 100 q./ha. = 9.333 bott. 0.75 l./ha. Maximum yield: 70 %. Ageing: not expected, if it should be aged by a period not inferior to one year in oak or chestnut casks then it can have the written specification “Superior”. Colour: ruby red when young, with a tendency towards garnet after ageing. Fragrance: intense vinous characteristic, delicate fragrance. Taste: dry bodied, quite a marked acidity, a light tannin-richness, a full and harmonic taste after adequate ageing. Minimum alcohol volume: 12 , 12,5 for the ” Superior” type. Minimum acidity total:4,5 ‰. Minimum dry net extract: 23 g./l. Complements: For all young meal, meat, game and matured cheese if aeged. Duration in years: 5-10. Serving temp: 18-20 °C.
