Red
Stradivario
By Bava, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera Superiore from the south-facing Bricco della Pieve vineyard, 18 months in new barriques, made only in the best years.
Tasting notes
Full-bodied, intense ruby with purple hints and harmonious tannins. Black cherry, raspberry, candied apple, white pepper, prune and blonde tobacco. At least 15 years of potential.
Pairs well with
Great Piedmontese cuisine and white truffle
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Bricco della Pieve
- Production area
- Bricco della Pieve, Cocconato, 350 m
- Soil
- Limestone with surface marls
- Exposure
- South
- Vineyard planting
- Low spurred cordon
- Vinification
- Relatively short but intense maceration with rising temperatures. After natural settling the wine goes into new barriques for 18 months and is bottled unfiltered. Made only in the best vintages.
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