Marchesi di Barolo ‘Maraia’ Barbera del Monferrato 2019 750ml
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In Piedmontese dialect, the term Maraia is synonymous with little rascals. Liveliness, exuberance, and sometimes a bit mischievous, this is a fitting name for a young, fresh, fragrant Barbera.
100% Barbera/ ABV 14%
5 in stock
Additional information
| Weight | 2 lbs |
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| Production Area | The grapes used in the production of this wine come from vineyards located on nicely sloped hills, that are characterized by soil mainly composed of clay and limestone, interspersed with compact layers of sandstone and covered with quartz sand and fine silt. These elements give the wine a solid structure, many mineral nutrients, a vigorous but balanced personality and a remarkable bouquet. |
| Vine Training System | The vines are upwards-trained on a vertical-trellised Guyot system on steep hills |
| Vinification | The grapes are collected exclusively by hand and quickly taken to the cellar where they are destemmed and softly pressed to extract only the most noble and aromatic parts from the skins and the outer portion of the grape. Fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature in thermo-conditioned tanks. Maceration lasts for 8 days. During this time, the wine is regularly recycled from the bottom to the top of the tank so that the must takes on all the trace elements present in the skins and delicately extracts the color. The first racking is done when the natural sugars of the grapes are totally converted to alcohol. previously. The various lots, fermented and aged variety byvariety, were then blended togetherafew months before being bottled. The wine, based principally on Sangiovese supplemented byasmall part of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, was given afurther twelve month period of bottle aging before commercial release. |
| Aging | The wine is racked in cement tanks, which are lined with fiberglass and isolated by cork to maintain the post-fermentation temperature of 22° C (72° F) for an extended period. In this way, malolactic fermentation starts spontaneously and is completed rapidly. Initially the wine ages in small oak barrels, then it is blended in the traditional large Slavonian oak barrels, which contribute to making this wine harmonious and balanced and to enhancing the bouquet’s elegance. The wine completes its ageing in the bottle for some months before going onto the market. Barolo reaches maturity 4 years after being harvested and the peak condition is between 4 and 20 years. |
| Serving | 18° C (64° F) |
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