Elio Sandri - Barbera d'Alba Superiore 2022
Elio Sandri is located in Monteforte d'Alba, Piedmont , Italy . Elio Sandri's vineyard was planted as early as the 1400s, and his family has been growing grapes on the steep hillsides since the late 1800s. from Disa to Monforte d'Alba. The producer has a deep knowledge of the terroir and his winemaking style adapts accordingly. The long history of the vineyards allows fermentation by indigenous yeasts. Each stage of the winemaking is slow and gentle, which which allows for the use of very low levels of sulfur and no other additions. The wines are made with minimal intervention and fermented in concrete vats or large-format traditional oak barrels. No new oak barrels are used.
Barbera d'Alba Superiore comes from vines planted in the 1930s. The wine is aged for 8 months in Slavonian oak barrels .
Grape variety: 100% Barbera