Grape variety	Barbera
Denomination	D.O.C. Superiore
First vintage	1989
Vintage	2015
Alcohol	Alc 13,5% by Vol
Production in bottles per year	7.000 bottles
municipal district of production	Corneliano d’Alba – Canale (CN) Piedmont
Soil	Maritime origin, middle mixture, clayey
Selection name	Barbera d’Alba
Implant year	1960
yield per hectare	80 q.li ha
overall surface	ha 0,9
Vineyard site	Hill
Altitude above sea level	280 m
Growing technique	Guyot
Density system	3.400 ha
Harvest	Second half of October, manual
Wine-making	Destemming, soft pressing, maceration in inox to temperature controlled of 28° for 15 – 18 days
Maturity	A few months in big barrel
Bottling	Several months after the harvest
Aging	A few months in horizontal bottles
Aging potential	8 -10 years
Storage	In a horizontal bottle, in the dark, inside a dry wine cellar
Organoleptic characteristic
Color	Intense red
Bouquet	Intense, ethereal
Taste	soft, velvety
Temperature service	14° – 16°
Food pairing	red meat and cheese