La Spinetta Barbera d'Alba Gallina

• Denomination: Barbera d’Alba DOC

• Grape variety: 100% Barbera

• Alcohol content: 14.5% by vol.

• Average production: 10,000 bottles per year

• Average yield per ha: 2,500 bottles

• Name/location: Gallina, Neive, southern exposure

• Soil type: calcareous

• Average vine age: 42 years

• Average altitude: 270 m a.s.l.

• Vineyard size: 4 hectares (9 acres)

• Farming: sustainable, no use of pesticides or herbicides

• Time of harvest: end of September / beginning of October

• Winemaking process: alcoholic fermentation for 6-7 days in temperature-controlled rotofermenters; malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels 16-18 months in entirely new, medium toast French oak barrels transfer to stainless steel vats for 6 months before bottling; aging in bottle for an additional 8 months no filtration, no clarifying