BARBERA D’ALBA GIOVANNI CANONICA 2014

The farm of John Canonica is the antithesis of rhetoric but it promises a stable and substance, heralding wines sincere, spontaneous, never mediated by wine artifices. Less than three hectares of vineyards, along the slope of Paiagallo location, just meters from the heart of Barolo country, in the province of Cuneo, almost entirely planted with nebbiolo, except for a patch of barbera vines. A vineyard faces south-east, about 350 meters above sea level. No Official certification: in the vineyard Giovanni Canonica not diserba, does not use synthetic products, but only copper and sulfur, by wine-growing tradition of the past. Not only preserve old habits: a choice “strong”, in Langa where the monoculture of the vine has often brought with it upheavals of the landscape and agricultural techniques. No cellar, also vinification is of traditional type. The long fermentation takes only indigenous yeasts and without any additives. No technological temperature control. In accordance with the specification of barolo legislation, Paiagallo has matured for at least three years in cask.

BARBERA D’ALBA CANONICA

Intense ruby ​​red with red fruit scents, spices and balsamic notes. In the mouth it has the right acidity, a good power with a surprising drinkability.

The grapes that serve to produce the Barbera of Giovanni Canonica come from the Paiagallo vineyard, the same from which the grapes are obtained to produce its Barolo Paiagallo. The choice of grapes is maniacal, fermentation takes place in steel tanks for 10 days followed by an aging of about 10 months in the same tanks. It is bottled without any clarification or filtration. A Garcista Barbera. Intense ruby ​​red with red fruit scents, spices and balsamic notes. In the mouth it has the right acidity, a good power with a surprising drinkability.

Service

We taste the Barbera at a temperature of 16/18 ° in tulip goblets. Daily wine.

Pairing

Barbera is ideal with first courses with tomato sauce, red meats, medium seasoning cheeses, excellent with lamb in wet.

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