Barbera d'Alba Pairolero D.O.C. 2008
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Vineyard: Barbera D’Alba Pairolero
Grapes: Barbera
Location: Neive
Size of Vineyard: 2.50 ha
Orientation: South/west
Average production: 10.000 btls/year
Yield: 4.0 tons par Ha
Alcohol content: 14.5%Vol.
Total acidity: 6.5
The Vineyard
The Pairolero Barbera is a blend of two different vineyards of Barbera in Neive: Curra’and Basarin.
Vinification
The fermentation and the maceration of the skins normally takes about 13 days. No selected yeasts are used.
The malolactical fermentation is completed in French barrels, where the wine remains for approximately 15-16 months. 25 % of the barrels used for aging this wine are new, the remaining 75 % have previously been used for up to 4 times.
There is no filtering and no fining prior to bottling.
Color:.Dark red,
Aroma: Refined, elegant and fruity.
Taste: Dry, full bodied, well structured, with ageing it reaches a harmonic elegance and balance.
The Vintage
2008 – winter was very cold and with a lot of snowfalls; in springtime the weather was almost perfect . Starting from early June the weather worsened considerably, with rain almost daily and temperatures of 2-3°C below the seasonal average: these conditions continued until the first ten days of July, which had a negative influence on the flowering of the vines and thus led to marked phenomena of floral abortion and a vegetative delay. In mid-July the weather conditions changed radically upon the arrival of sunshine and a rise in the temperatures to traditional seasonal levels: clear skies and day/night temperatures of 15-18°. In Piedmont these weather conditions continued uninterruptedly up till October, enabling a recovery of the vegetative growth and the continuation of the ripening of the grapes in a gradual and perfect way, helped on by the decidedly low quantity of grapes on the vines. The 2008 Barbera possess all the characteristics of this classic vintage: a dark, inky red, with loads of red fruits, minerals and a touch of graphite on the nose, and a long, rich taste, in which the fruity components and the spicy notes are well balanced by a good acidity. The quality of the vintage is well evident in the length but also round and polished finish of this wine.