Barbera d'Alba Superiore Peiragal 2023

Description

Barbera d'Alba Superiore Peiragal, a still green red from Piedmont, 14.5% ABV, produced by Marchesi di Barolo. 0.75 L bottle, 2023 vintage. A Barbera that expresses the elegance and tradition of the historic Marchesi di Barolo winery, which has been producing high-quality wines since 1800. The hand-picked grapes are carefully vinified to enhance the varietal's characteristics. Fermentation takes place with maceration at a controlled temperature for 10-12 days. Aged 60% in French oak barriques and the remaining 40% in 30-hl Slavonian oak barrels for one year. The nose is complex, with fragrant notes of wild berries and morello cherry that blend with enveloping hints of vanilla bean. The color is an intense purple red with violet reflections. On the palate, it is full-bodied and elegant, with robust yet sweet and enveloping tannins.

Details

Perfume

The nose is complex, with fragrant notes of wild berries and morello cherries that combine with enveloping hints of vanilla bean.

Color

The colour is deep purple red with violet reflections.

Taste

Full-bodied and elegant on the palate, with robust but sweet and enveloping tannins. The long persistence of the sip is typical. A light woody note joins the wide range of aromas and flavours, increasing the complexity in a harmonious sensation of pleasantness.

Serve at:

14 -16 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Marchesi di Barolo

From this winery

• Start up year: 1800
• Oenologist: Marco Marsili
• Bottles produced: 1.500.000
• Hectares: 105

The Marchesi di Barolo winery was founded in 1806 in the heart of the Langhe, following the marriage between Carlo Tancredi Falletti and the French aristocrat Juliette Colbert di Maulévrier, who understood the importance of nebbiolo grapes, the production of which gave rise to intense, decisive wines that would improve with time. Xtrawine devotes special attention to Marchesi di Barolo wines, proposing bottles that have received important awards from Bibenda and belonging to the best vintages of 2012, 2013 and 2016. At the end of the 19th century, the Marchesi di Barolo winery was acquired by Pietro Abbona, and is now run by his nephew Ernesto Abbona, who can count on a vineyard estate of 65 hectares from which come high-quality wines that add to the winery's fame. Thanks to the climatic conditions and the fertility of the land, aromatic, pure and simple grapes are cultivated, which are processed in the cellar to the best of their ability thanks to proven experience in the field. Read more

Piedmont

Technical Sheet

Name	Marchesi di Barolo Barbera d'Alba Superiore Peiragal 2023
Type	Red green still
Denomination	Barbera d'Alba DOC
Vintage	2023
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Barbera
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Vendor	Marchesi di Barolo
Soil composition	Made up of large, very compact limestone-clay formations.
Harvest	The grapes, harvested exclusively by hand, are brought to the cellar and quickly destemmed before being gently crushed.
Wine making	Fermentation with maceration takes place at a controlled temperature for 10 2 days and frequent pumping over allows the must to enrich itself with all the polyphenolic compounds in the skins. At the end of fermentation and at an optimal level of extraction, racking is carried out.
Aging	After malolactic fermentation, 60% of the wine matures for one year in French oak barriques and the remaining 40% in 30 hl Slavonian oak barrels. At the end of ageing, after blending, the wine rests 6 months in vitrified cement vats to achieve a harmonious structure.
Allergens	Contains sulphites