SPECIES OF VINE: Barbera.
VINEYARD: Conca Tre Pile in Bussia (Monforte d'Alba).
HARVEST: manual, with grapes selection in the vineyard.
TIME OF HARVEST: first week of October.
VINIFICATION: red, with skin contact inside stainless steel vats.
VINIFICATION TIME: the must stays on contact with the skins for about 8 to 10 days.
VINIFICATION TEMPERATURES: from 24 to 26 degrees centigrades.
CELLAR REFINING: the new wine after a few months inside stainless steel vats, is put in oak casks where it remains a few months.
NOTES: the “Conca Tre Pile” is a hilly area in Bussia Soprana whose main vines are Barbera’s with vineyards having a maximum age of 45 years.