Barbera d’Alba Superiore 2017 Livia Fontana, Red wines

Livia Fontana
0,75 Litri

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Barbera d’Alba Superiore 2017 Livia Fontana

Variety: Barbera 100%

Intense ruby ​​red color, almost impenetrable.

The nose is intense, complex and fine with a varied bouquet: from hints of fruit, with cherry, black cherry, in clear evidence, dark berries, blackberry. Walnut husk and almond follow, then the spices are well distributed with nutmeg and vanilla. Some veins of aromatic herbs define its pleasant side dish.

In the mouth it confirms the variety, so it is pleasantly acidic, few tannins and instead the creaminess of the sugar alcohols finely supports the balance. The spices with blackberry and blueberry return and remain for a long and pleasant finish.

Overall, Barbera Superiore di Livia Fontana fascinates with its consistency, complexity and cleanliness of the various parts. It defends the prestige of the denomination with virtue.

Barbera d’Alba Superiore 2017 Livia Fontana

Produced with grapes grown in the municipality of Castiglione Falletto, at an altitude ranging from 300 to 350 meters above sea level.

The harvest, carried out manually in small boxes, takes place in several stages between the end of September and mid-October.

It carries out alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel containers at controlled temperature. During all the necessary time, repeated pumping over and delestage are carried out.

Refine in traditional oak barrels for a period of 12 months and for another year in glass.

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SKU: WIN-68817
Weight 1.5 kg
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Prizes and awards

Wine il vino 2017 91 / 100