2023 Stefano Occhetti Barbera d'Alba

From the estate: "Our Barbera d'Alba is a red wine made 100% from Barbera grapes, sourced from a dozen rows in one of the vineyards that we grow at "Sanche," an area of Vezza d'Alba and the namesake geographical indication (MeGA) of Roero. The vineyard is facing east, is about 50 years old, and is characterized by sandy soil and an average altitude of about 290 m above sea level. Also in this case, like most of the vineyards at Sanche, the rows are very narrow and steep, which requires us to carry out all the operations by hand, with more effort but, at the same time, with greater respect for the plants and less soil compaction. Once harvested, the grapes are crushed and fermented separately in a steel vat, with manual punchdowns of the cap for about two weeks. In this case as well, natural fermentations are started by preparing a pied de cuve from the yeasts present on the skins. Malolactic is carried out in used barriques (second or third passage) in which, once finished, we let the