Barbera d’Alba Ciabot Camerano, Marcarini

BARBERA D'ALBA CIABOT CAMERANO

D.O.C.

We’ve devoted several of our sunniest vineyards to the cultivation of the barbera grape, an ancient native variety of southwest Piedmont. In this privileged position, this rustic, humble and vigorous vine offers forth its best fruits

The grapes, picked fully ripe, are fermented according to traditional methods. After aging eight months in Danubian oak barrels,the wine is passed into the bottle where it continues its evolution.Thanks to its extraordinary characteristics and structure, thiswine has an excellent longevity

Its intense garnet color, clarity, and warm ruby-red reflections are indications of its extraordinary richness and powerful structure. The full bouquet is characteristic, complex and very persistent, the palate austere and warm, and its considerable full body accentuated; the wine’s superb balance and harmony are further exalted by sweet tannins

This wine is perfectly accompanied by important traditional meat dishes: it is optimal with braised beef, game and aged cheese

We suggest a wine glass with a large bowl and long stem

Variety

Barbera

Rootstocks

Kober 5BB – 420 A and SO4

Plant Density

4,000 plants per hectare

Training System

Free-standing espalier with “Guyot” pruning

Average Altitude

La Morra: 380 m above sea level Neviglie: 300 m above sea level

Exposure

La Morra: South, Southwest Neviglie: Southeast

Soil

Calcareous, argillaceous, with good magnesium content

Plantation Dates

1992/2001

Zones

La Morra and Neviglie

Cultivated area

3 hectares