lo Zoccolaio Suculé, Barbera d'Alba, DOC Superiore

• Vintage: 2018
  
• Origin: Barbera d'Alba DOC, Italy
  
• Grape: Barbera
• Taste guide: Intense and brilliant ruby red colour, with intense aromas of ripe red fruits and notes of vanilla. Delicious palate flavours of plum, oak and red fruit, particularly cherry. Medium bodied, well balanced, decisive wine with a velvety palate feel.
• Food match: It can be enjoyed with tomato based pasta dishes, red meats and game. It also goes very well with aged cheeses.
• 75cl - 14.5% ABV - Natural Cork Opening

The Barbera d'Alba Suculé from Cascina Lo Zoccolaio comes from vineyards located in Barolo and Monforte d'Alba, facing south-southeast, at 300 metres above sea level on marly-limestone soils. After the October harvest, done strictly by hand as a tradition, only the best grapes from the 2 vineyards are selected. The grapes are then destemmed, softly pressed and fermented in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature of 30° C. After malolactic fermentation, the wine ages in French barriques for 18 months and in the bottle for 6 more months, before being sold.

Nice heavy, embossed bottle of which we only sourced 10 ourselves (Dec 2024) so be quick.