La Cichina

Tasting notes

Ruby red colour. Vinous, clean, intense bouquet. Lively, smooth palate with an immediately noticeable sour-cherry note.

Pairs well with

Good with a whole meal, especially first courses with pulses or filled pasta, risottos, meat main courses and fresh or lightly aged cheeses.

Technical details

Style

Red

Denomination

Barbera d'Asti D.O.C.G.

Grape

Barbera

Cru / vineyard

San Nicolao

Production area

San Nicolao hill, Nizza Monferrato

Soil

Fossil marl

Exposure

South and south-west

Harvest

After mid-September, depending on grape ripeness

Vineyard planting

Guyot training, 220m above sea level

Vinification

Destemmed and crushed, fermented for 7 days in steel tanks in contact with the skins with frequent pumping-over and punching-down. Aged in stainless steel; the Superiore type is aged in large oak casks for a year.

Serving temperature

14-16°C, in young red wine glasses; can be decanted

Storage

8-10 years

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