Red

Generazioni

By Ca ed Curen, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Ca ed Curen Generazioni

Barbera d'Asti Superiore aged 12 months in wood; the name and label picture the passage from father to son, now the fourth generation.

Tasting notes

Purple-red colour; ripe red fruit such as blackberry and raspberry, withered flowers and vanilla spice. Warm and soft in the mouth, fairly tannic, balanced body.

Pairs well with

Red meat second courses, game and well-aged cheeses.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
Grape
Barbera 100%
Production area
Langhe
Vinification
Pressed and macerated for 24 hours; skins pushed down for the first 3 days, then pumping over until the end of fermentation. Malolactic fermentation and 12 months in wood, then a further period in bottle before release.

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