Barbaresco Gallina DOCG 2020 - ODDERO

TYPE Barbaresco DOCG

PRODUCTION AREA Neive Gallina: altitude 200 m asl, southern exposure.

VARIETY 100% Nebbiolo

TYPE OF SOIL Marly soil and a good percentage of very fine sand.

AGE OF THE VINEYARDS A part of 50 years, the other of recent planting, 13 years

VINIFICATION Great attention to the cultivation of the vine. Rigid manual selection of the grapes, both in the vineyard and in the cellar with the conveyor belt on which the boxes are overturned. Very delicate destemming and crushing with a crumbler. Alcoholic fermentation and maceration for about 25 days at a controlled temperature of 28 degrees. Malolactic fermentation follows in December

TRAINING SYSTEM Guyot training system with counter espalier.

COLOR Ruby red with light garnet hues

BOUQUET Particular finesse on the nose: balance and complexity. Olfactory sensations of ripe red fruit, spices and violets typical of Nebbiolo

PAIRINGS It is ideal to be paired with main courses based on red meats, game and game. Perfect with wild boar with olives.

TASTE Enveloping tannin, excellent length on the palate.

NOTES The typicality of Barbaresco Gallina is expressed in elegance, in the finesse of the nose and palate and in the verticality of tannic sensations.

AGING Aging in 40H oak barrels. The duration of aging is about 24 months; bottling takes place at the end of summer, followed by a further refinement in the bottle before being marketed for a period of six months.