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| Barbaresco Gallina |
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Denomination: Barbaresco DOCG
Grape variety: 100% Nebbiolo
Alcohol content: 14.5% by vol.
Average production: 11,500 bottles (2.5% of entire wine production)
Average yield per ha: 2,300 bottles
First vintage/specialty: 1995
Vineyard location: Gallina, Neive
Type of soil: calcareous
Average age of vines: 35-45 years
Average altitude: 270 m
Vineyard size: 5 hectare
Special characteristics: south exposure, Neive is the most famous area for Barbaresco production.
Time of harvest: beginning to middle of October
Fermentation: alcoholic fermentation for 7-8 days in rotofermenters at controlled temperature, malolactic fermentation in oak. Ageing: entirely in new, medium. toasted French oak for 20 – 22 months.Transfer to stainless steel vats for 3 months before bottling, ageing in bottles for another 12 months. Release: 3 years after harvest.
Notes
The most approachable of the estate’s three 2003 Barbarescos. Medium ruby in colour, it offers attractive suggestions of menthol, minerals, herbs, tobacco and over-ripe fruit with good length.
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