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Barbaresco Gallina
Variety
100% Nebbiolo
Vineyard:
Location: Neive Gallina, Plot 10, Sub-plots 114, 327
Characteristics: 200 meters above sea level, southeastern exposure, 2.7 x 0.9 meters spacing, 4,500 vines/hectare density, Guyot upward-trained vertical-trellised training system.
Age: one section of 50 years, and one more recently planted section of 10 years
Size: 2 hectares
Yield: 60 quintals/hectare
Harvesting period
First week of October
Production
6,000 bottles
Vinification
Great care taken over the cultivation of the vines, rigorous manual selection of grapes in the vineyard and in the winery, destemming-crushing, alcoholic fermentation and maceration in stainless steel for 25 days at a controlled temperature of 28-29°C. Malolactic fermentation follows in December.
Maturing
100% in 20 and 30 - hectoliter French and Austrian oak barrels. Bottling takes place at the end of the summer, with a further six months of bottle ageing before release on the market.
Sensory characteristics
Ruby-red color with pale garnet tinges. Particular finesse in the bouquet, with balance and complexity, scents of ripe red fruit, spices and violets (typical of Nebbiolo). Mouth-filling tannins, excellent persistence on the palate.
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