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Barbaresco Gallina

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In a region famous for restraint, Gallina is the generous sister.  Younger vines — still fully mature, but less weathered than the storied Ovello — pour riper fruit into this wine, layering cherry and raspberry into a framework of rose, black pepper, and crushed mineral. Grown on limestone marl soils at just 250 meters, in the heart of the Barbaresco hills, these grapes ripen with a generous hand.

Appellation: Barbaresco, Gallina Cru, Neive

Type: Red, dry

Varietal: 100% Nebbiolo

Wine Details:

Tasting Notes:
Color: Ruby red with garnet-orange rim.
Bouquet: Broad and complex, with intense aromas of ripe red fruit, floral notes of rose and violets, enriched by nuances of spices, tobacco, and chocolate — pure cherry and raspberry; rose, black pepper, graphite, and herbs add detail.
Palate: The aromatics are confirmed on the palate. This is rich for Barbaresco while still representing the typicity of the region. A fruit-forward joy.
Serving suggestion: It is best served at 16°-18° C (60-65° F).
Pairing: Pairs well with beef, pork and chicken, stuffed pasta in the piemontese-style, mushroom or truffle dishes and aged cheeses. Great with risotto.

Vinyard Notes:
Vineyard: Gallina Cru, commune of Neive — one of the smallest and most select production Barbarescos, planted with younger vines
Elevation: 250 meters
Soil: Limestone marl and silty soils

Winemaking Notes:
Harvested: Beginning of October.
Vinification: Vinified at 26°C/78°F for 30 days on the skins during maceration. Malolactic process completed.
Stabilization: Natural with no filtering of the wines. Vinification: Temperature-controlled fermentation; maceration on skins for 20–30 days (standard for the house style); malolactic fermentation completed
Aging: 24 months in large oak, 18 months in bottle before release
Cellaring: Properly preserved at a steady temperature of 14°-15°C, laid down, in the dark, this wine can keep its characteristics for 20-30 years.