Red
Castagna
By Bussi Piero, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Made only in the best vintages from the best grapes of the estate's best parcel, in very limited numbers (about 600 bottles on average) and released about 4 years after harvest. Ageing potential 20 years; 15% vol. Shown as sold out on the shop page.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red with violet reflections. Intense fruity aromas with marasca cherry and raspberry. Structured, enveloping and soft, with a long persistence on the palate.
Pairs well with
Red meats, game and cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Castagna
- Production area
- Calosso, Castagna locality, 350 m above sea level
- Soil
- Calcareous
- Vineyard planting
- Best parcel in the Castagna locality, 65-year-old vines (70 on the English sheet), Guyot pruning
- Vinification
- Fermentation in steel; 24 months in French oak barrels and 18 months in bottle (the shop page for the 2022 gives 30 months in small French oak barrels and 12 months in bottle).
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18°C
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