Item Number: 6402 UPC: 8033040310824

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont Sub Region: Piedmont
Appellation/AVA: Barbera d'Alba DOC
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2008
Grape(s): 100% Barbera
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14.5
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Calcareous marls

Fruit Source: Old vines around Santo Stefano di Perno in Monforte d'Alba

Vintage Notes: 2008 was a very satisfying vintage in Barolo with charming, elegant wines.

Winemaking Notes: The Mascarellos prune to limit yields. All harvesting is by hand. No chemical pesticides or fertilizers are employed in the vineyards.  Winemaking shows the utmost respect for tradition and the terroir - simple fermentations with the native yeasts, and long aging in large, neutral barrel. This Barbera fermented for 12-16 days with a floating cap. It was aged for 24 months.

About: The Mascarello family began estate-bottling in 1881. Today, their estate holds a monopoly of the great Monprivato vineyard, producing some of Barolo?s longest-lived and most complete wines from its soils.