Barbera d’Alba DOC Raimonda

Le Righe

Tradition

Barbera d'Alba DOC

Raimonda

Grapes

Barbera

Area

Hills of Alba’s Langhe

Soil type

Soil packed with compact clayey marl mixed with calcareous marl

Exposure and altitude

South/South-west - Medium hills

System

Guyot 4.200 plants/ha

Harvest

End of September, beginnig of October

Gradation

13,5% vol

Temperature

15-16 °C

Size

0,375 - 0,75 L

Technical notes

Vinification: the fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks adopting the traditional method, such as floating cap with pump-over. After 7-8 days on the skins at a temperature of 28-30 °C, followed by a rapid malolactic fermentation within the months of november.

Ageing: at the end of the wine-making process, in january, the wine is transferred into wood for the maturation; part of the wine is aged in large French and Slavonian oak casks, while the remaining is stored in small barrels (225 and 300 litres) made of medium-toasted French and American oak for about a year. The two parts are then blended prior to bottling.

Tasting notes

The colour is deep ruby-red when young, it tends to garnet-red on ageing. It has a rather intense, characteristic nose which is flowery and fruity at the same time, with nice light overtones of wood, spices and vanilla. The flavour is full, persistent, nicely dry and velvety. The wine is already perfect to drink two years after the vintage. Its character and personality will becompleted by a further period of ageing in the bottle.