Barbera d'Alba

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Barbera d'Alba is an Italian red wine from the hills around the city of Alba ( province of Cuneo ) in the Piedmont region . The wine has had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1970 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

Cultivation

Approved vineyards are in the province of Cuneo in the municipalities of Alba , Albaretto della Torre , Barbaresco , Barolo , Borgomale , Camo , Canale , Castagnito , Castellinaldo , Castiglione Falletto , Castiglione Tinella , Castino , Corneliano d'Alba , Cossano Belbo , Diano d ' Alba , Govone , Grinzane Cavour , Guarene , Magliano Alfieri , Mango , Monforte d'Alba , Montelupo Albese , Monticello d'Alba , Neive , Neviglie , Novello , Perletto , Piobesi d'Alba , Priocca , Rocchetta Belbo , Roddi , Roddino , Rodello , Santo Stefano Belbo , Santa Vittoria d'Alba , Serralunga d'Alba , Sinio , Treiso , Trezzo Tinella , Verduno and Vezza d'Alba and in parts of the municipalities of Baldissero d'Alba , Bra , Cortemilia , Cherasco , La Morra , Monchiero , Montà , Montaldo Roero , Monteu Roero , Narzole , Pocapaglia , Santo Stefano Roero and Sommariva Perno .

In 2016, 86,479 hl of DOC wine were produced on a total of 1238 hectares.

Production regulations

The Barbera d'Alba is about 85 to 100% from the grape Barbera grapes. The grape variety Nebbiolo may be added in a proportion of 0–15%. A minimum expansion period is only required for the Barbera d'Alba Superiore . This must be stored for 12 months - of which at least four months in wooden barrels - before it can be marketed. After a few qualitative difficulties, the wines have been reliably good again since the 1980s.

description

According to the denomination (excerpt):

  • Color : ruby ​​red, with aging tendency to garnet red
  • Smell : intense and characteristic, which tends to become ethereal as it ages
  • Taste : dry, full-bodied, more harmonious, pleasant, full flavor due to appropriate storage
  • Alcohol content : at least 12.0 percent by volume , with Riserva 12.5%
  • Total acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract content : at least 23 g / l

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) ismeamercati.it, November 27, 2017, accessed on June 29, 2018 (Italian).
  2. ↑ Map and list of growing areas on federdoc.com
  3. ↑ Viticulture in figures 2017. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2017. federdoc.com, accessed on June 21, 2018 (Italian).

Web links

Commons : Barbera  - collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
  • Burton Anderson: Italy's Wines 2004/05 . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7742-6365-5 .
  • Jacques Orhon: Le nouveau guide des vins d'Italie . Les editions de l'homme, Montreal 2007, ISBN 978-2-7619-2437-5 .
  • Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 34 .