Barbera d’Alba Superiore ‘Naunda’

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Red

75 cL

Grapes Barbera 100% Vineyards Located within the commune of Magliano Alfieri, these three implants, each of about 3810 m², were built in the 50’s. Naunda is the name given by the growers to this ground, which have later turned undulatory. Soil On the surface we find a middle-mixture soil with strata of white clay to a depht of 1-2 metres. Exposure South. Altitude 300 meters above sea level.	Density of implant 5000 plants per hectare. Vine training system A controspalliera with Guyot pruning. Stump / hectare 5000. Yeld 4000 kg approx of grapes per hectare.	Vinification During the harvest the grapes are collected into the crates and pressed. After the crushing the wine is transferred into steel tanks, where the fermentation begins. Seven - eight days later we rack the wine off its lees and transfer it into oak barrels which hold about 225 litres and where the fermentation ends. In these oak barrels the wine matures for about 15 - 18 months. Before its marketing the wine is further aged in bottles. Bottling End of September - beginning of October. Alcohol content 13,5 - 14,5% Vol Production 4000 - 5000 bottles per year.