Piemonte, Italy
- Pairs with
- Asian cuisine
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Mature and hard cheese
- Mild and soft cheese
- Fatty fish
- Lamb
- Mushrooms
- Pasta & pizza
- Pork
- Spicy food
- Veal
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within 4 - 16 days
- Picollo will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
- The courier will pick up your order and deliver it straight to your door
About this wine
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Asian cuisine
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Mature and hard cheese
- Mild and soft cheese
- Fatty fish
- Lamb
- Mushrooms
- Pasta & pizza
- Pork
- Spicy food
- Veal
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Clay, Limestone
- Terroir:
- Grapes sourced from our small "surì" vineyard located next to the orchard, planted on clay-limestone soils, together with grapes from another vineyard with a more heterogeneous soil composition. Trained with Vertical Shoot Positioning and Guyot pruning.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Steel (100%)
- Storage:
- Bottle (100%) 6 months
Steel (80%) 4 months
Old oak (20%) 4 months - Winemaker:
- Paolo Picollo
De-stemming and crushing with alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks for approximately 15–20 days. Malolactic fermentation and racking follow. 20% of the wine was aged in used oak barriques, while the remaining 80% stayed in stainless steel tanks until blending, with bottling taking place in spring. At least 2 months of bottle rest before it goes on the market.
Meet the wine maker
Paolo PicolloAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- Italy
- Region/Subregion:
- Piemonte/Langhe
- Classification:
- DOC
- Certification:
- -
- Grape:
- Barbera 100%
- Vintage year:
- 2025
- Color:
- Deep violet-red colour
- Aroma:
- Initial balsamic notes of incense give way to floral aromas of violet and wild blueberries
- Taste:
- The palate opens with a smooth texture immediately followed by the grape variety's characteristic acidity and notes of plum in syrup on the finish
- Alcohol content:
- 14.5%
- Sugar content:
- 1 g/l
- Acidity:
- 7 g/l
- pH-value:
- 3.5
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Agglomerate cork
- Bottle:
- Light glass
- Best Served:
- 16 - 18 °C
Meet the winemakers behind Barbera d'Alba DOC
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
- Winery
- Picollo
- Founding year
- 2024
- Farming area
- 10 ha
- Production
- 15 000 b/y
We are a family of winemakers in the Langhe area, Piedmont, with generations of experience in viticulture. Our wines reflect the hands, the faces, and the dedication behind their long and demanding journey from vineyard to bottle. Our winery is small but well equipped. We generate green energy from the sun for our needs and use sustainable packaging.
Meet Picollo