Elio Altare 2024 Barbera d'Alba DOC

Item Number: 22341

UPC: None

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Langhe
Appellation/AVA: Barbera d'Alba DOC
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2024
Grape(s): 100% Barbera
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Calcareous but also very sandy

Location: La Morra
Vine Age: Between 10 to 30 years old

Winemaking Notes: The grapes are harvested by hand. They macerate with their skins at a controlled temperature in rotary fermenters for 3-4 days. The wine ages for 5 months in French barriques. Fermentation occurs naturally with indigenous yeast as does the malolactic fermentation. The wine is not fined, filtered, or clarified. No substances that could modify the color or the structure of the wine is ever used.

Farming Notes: All the vineyards are farmed organically. Copper and copper sulfate are only used if necessary. Organic cow manure from Altare's mountain cows is used to fertilize the vines.

Harvest Notes from Silvia Altare: "As a big fan of the entry level wines, I’m proud to put the same labor-intensive effort as we do for Barolo from the vineyards to the wine making. I like these wines to be juicy and rich but still quaffable. The first bottle empty on the table is the best bottle! This is what I look forward to tasting in these wines, and these 2024 are just like that: vibrant, fragrant and drinkable.

Issues with Flavescenza dorata / flavescence dorée remain and the Barbera production is dropping drastically. We cannot find a solution to this problem but we are stubborn. I tore up our Barbera vineyard in Monforte and replanted it again with Barbera. I have faith and patience, we will find a solution and we will protect one of the Langhe’s noble grapes. "