Barbera d'Alba Superiore Gallina 2022

Description

Still organic red wine made from Barbera d'Alba, 14.5% ABV, produced by La Spinetta. Vintage 2022. A wine that embodies the passion and dedication of the Rivetti family, founders of La Spinetta, which has been producing excellent wines in Piedmont since 1977. Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled tanks for 9 days. Aged in French oak barrels, approximately 30% new and the remainder used a second time, for approximately 12 months. The result is a purplish-red wine with aromas of small red fruits, ripe plums, and pansies. On the palate, it is broad and balanced, with lingering balsamic notes and blackberry jam.

Details

Perfume

Hints of small red fruits, ripe plums and pansy.

Color

Purplish red.

Taste

The palate is broad and balanced, with persistent balsamic and blackberry jam notes.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

La Spinetta

From this winery

• Start up year: 1977
• Oenologist: Giorgio Rivetti, Andrea Rivetti
• Bottles produced: 500.000
• Hectares: 100

The Spinetta winery was founded by the Rivetti family, Argentinean emigrants who came to Italy with the dream of producing their wines. The winery's name derives from the place where the family settled, at la Spinetta (hilltop) in Castagnole Lanze, the production area of Moscato d'Asti, a light and fresh wine to be enjoyed with desserts. And it was precisely by realising the potential of this wine that the Rivetti family began producing the Moscato Biancospino and the Bricco Quaglia. The desire for growth of the Spinetta winery manifested itself in the production of a red wine, Barbera Cà di Pian, which was followed by others such as Barbaresco, Barbera d'Alba Gallina until 2000 when the well-known Barolo was produced. La Spinetta wines are the result of an intense study of the terroir, with a preference for indigenous varieties and a path that sees its greatest work in the vineyard, since to achieve great results most of the work must be done in the vineyard and the rest in the winery. The La Spinetta wines featured on Xtrawine are characterised by their balanced taste with bottles that have received important awards from: Bibenda, Gambero Rosso, Veronelli and AIS.. Xtrawine offers bottles from the best vintages of 2013 and 2014 made from varietals such as: Nebbiolo, Blend Rosso and Sangiovese. Read more

Piedmont

Technical Sheet

Name	La Spinetta Barbera d'Alba Superiore Gallina 2022
Type	Red organic still
Denomination	Barbera d'Alba DOC
Vintage	2022
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Barbera
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Vendor	La Spinetta
Wine making	Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled tanks for 9 days.
Aging	Malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels, of which about 30% new and the remainder second-hand, with subsequent ageing for about 12 months. Bottle-ageing for about 6 months.
Total acidity	5.4 gr/L
Allergens	Contains sulphites