





Bruno Giacosa Barbera d'Alba
Barbera d’Alba DOC, Piemonte
Tasting Notes
Intense ruby red color. The nose is extremely typical to the variety with notes of cherries and fruits of the forest. The palate also follows the characteristics typical to Barbera with a good overall balance.
Winemaking Notes
Fermentation and maceration:18 days in stainless steel vats
Malolactic fermentation: completely developed
Refinement: 14 months in oak
Bottling: May 2022
Vineyard Notes
Vineyards: Neive and Alba
Exposure: Southwest
Yield:50 hL/ha
Age of vines: 28-36 years old
Tasting Notes
Intense ruby red color. The nose is extremely typical to the variety with notes of cherries and fruits of the forest. The palate also follows the characteristics typical to Barbera with a good overall balance.
Technical Info
- Grape variety: Barbera
- Vineyards: Neive and Alba
- Exposure: Southwest
- Yield: 50 hL/ha
- Age of vines: 27-35 years old
- Harvest date: October 3-4, 2019
- Fermentation and maceration: 15 days in stainless steel vats
- Malolactic fermentation: completely developed
- Refinement: 14 months in oak
- Bottling: May 2021
- Alcohol: 14.5% vol.
- Total acidity: 6.4 g/L
- pH: 3.5
- Total extract: 20.40 g/L
- Optimal period for consumption: 2021-2032
Tasting Notes
Intense ruby red color. Expressive aromas typical of Barbera with cherry and forest fruit notes matched with a balanced, lively mouthfeel and acidic freshness on the finish.
Technical Info
- Grape variety: Barbera
- Vineyards: Neive and Alba
- Exposure: Southwest
- Yield: 50 hL/ha
- Age of vines: 27-32 years old
- Harvest date: October 1-2, 2018
- Fermentation and maceration: 15 days in stainless steel vats
- Malolactic fermentation: completely developed
- Refinement: 14 months in oak
- Bottling: May 2020
- Alcohol: 15.3% vol.
- Total acidity: 6.1 g/L
- pH: 3.46
- Total extract: 29.8 g/L
- Optimal period for consumption: 2020-2030
Tasting Notes
Intense ruby red color. Expressive aromas typical of Barbera with cherry and forest fruit notes matched with a balanced, lively mouthfeel and acidic freshness on the finish.
Technical Info
- Grape variety: Barbera
- Vineyards: Neive and Alba
- Exposure: Southwest
- Yield: 50 hL/ha
- Age of vines: 26-31 years old
- Harvest date: 16-18 September 2017
- Fermentation and maceration: 15 days in stainless steel vats
- Malolactic fermentation: completely developed
- Refinement: 14 months in large Botti cask of French oak
- Bottling: May 2019
- Alcohol: 15.2% vol.
- Total acidity: 6.5 g/L
- pH: 3.43
- Total extract: 29.5 g/L
- Optimal period for consumption: 2019-2028
Tasting Notes
Expressive aromas typical of Barbera with cherry and forest fruit notes matched with a fresh, lively mouthfeel and delicate acidity on the finish.
Technical Info
- Grape variety: Barbera
- Vineyards: Neive and Alba
- Exposure: Southwest
- Yield: 50 hL/ha
- Age of vines: 25-30 years old
- Harvest date: 28-30 September 2016
- Fermentation and maceration: 15 days in stainless steel vats
- Malolactic fermentation: completely developed
- Refinement: 14 months in large Botti cask of French oak
- Bottling: May 2018
- Alcohol: 15% vol.
- Total acidity: 7.10 g/L
- pH: 3.45
- Total extract: 28.9 g/L
Tasting Notes
Expressive aromas of red fruit, black cherry and spice notes are matched with a fresh, lively mouthfeel and delicate acidity on the finish.
Technical Info
- Grape variety: Barbera
- Vineyards: historic vineyards in Neive and Alba
- Exposure: Southwest
- Yield: 50 hL/ha
- Age of vines: 23-28 years old
- Harvest date: 21-23 September 2015
- Fermentation and maceration: 14 days in stainless steel vats
- Malolactic fermentation: completely developed
- Refinement: 14 months in large Botti cask of French oak
- Bottling: May 2017
- Alcohol: 14.7% vol.
- Total acidity: 6.90 g/L
- pH: 3.50
- Total extract: 30.7 g/L