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Barbera d'Alba San Pancrazio Superiore DOC wine — Pelassa winery — Dionysus
RedAlbaDOC

Barbera d'Alba San Pancrazio Superiore DOC

by Pelassa · Piedmont, Italy

AppellationAlbaDOC
TypeRed
GrapesBarbera
Alcohol14.5%
SweetnessDry
ColourRed
Colour depthDeep
BodyMedium-bodied
Serve at14–16 °C
Bottled in0.75 l
PelassaPiedmont, Italy

About this wine

Vineyard and terroir

The Barbera grapes grow in Piedmont, in vineyards at 330 m above sea level.

Vinification

The grapes are harvested by hand in mid-October, then destemmed and gently pressed. Alcoholic fermentation lasts 8–10 days at 26–27 °C, and malolactic fermentation follows.

Ageing

After malolactic fermentation the wine spends one year in French and Slavonian oak barrels. Once bottled, it ages a further 12 months in the winery's cellars.