Wine Sheet
Langhe Barbera
Type:
still wine
Color:
red
Appellation:
DOC Langhe
Region:
Italy > Piedmont
Grape varieties
Barbera
20 years old
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Organic certified (Euro leaf)Vineyard
Exposure:
south, east
Age of the vines:
20 years
Soil:
Limestone, Blue tufa, Clay
Vineyard or specific area:
A selection from different parcel surrounding Dogliani
Winemaking
Harvest:
Unknown
Bottling:
Unknown
Elevage:
Neutral oak
Winemaking notes:
Manual harvest. Natural fermentation. No filtering or clarification.
Elevage details:
18 months elevage in large oak barrels.
Facts
ABV:
13.5%
Production (~bottles per year):
5500
About Cascina Corte
Cascina Corte is an organic farm located in Dogliani on the hill that lies not eve n a few miles away from Barolo which Alessandro Barosi and his wife Amalia Battaglia purchased back in 2001 Alessandro used to work for Slow Wine while Amalia is a doctor They carried out major restructuring work both on the old 18th century winemaker s house which they restored to its original condition using natural materials and on the abandoned vineyards that had been leased by the previous owner to a sharecropper The estate spans over 15 hectares but less than half of that is planted with vines They started with 3 5 hectares of old Dolcetto vines planted between 1946 and 1955 and planted additional 1 5 hectares of Nebbiolo and ...
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