Red Wine by Oberto from Piedmont, Italy. The Barolo Albarella is made from 0.8 hectares of densely-planted and meticulously pruned vines, which makes the total production very limited. The vineyard is in the village of Barolo, just below the famous Canubi vineyard, with which it shares its southwestern exposure and clay soils. Hand-picked grapes are double-sorted and placed into stainless steel tanks for an extended maceration of up to 350 hours on the skins. After primary fermentation in tank, the wine is racked into new oak barrels for the malolactic fermentation. The wine is then racked into larger French and Slovenian oak boti for a 24-month aging period, follwed by 2 months in tank, and 6 months in bottle.