Red
Contrada Maestra
By Cantine Povero, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
A steel-aged Barbera d'Asti, 2024 vintage, 13% alcohol; named after the street of Asti where the Palio was once run. Also sold as a 1.5 l magnum, sold in cases of six.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby. Fruity, ample, persistent nose of cherry, orange peel, plum, red berries, violet and elder, with blueberry, liquorice and spice on the tech sheet. Dry, warm and full; fresh, with barely perceptible tannins and marked acidity.
Pairs well with
Agnolotti with ragù, barbecue, salmon, cod, mixed boiled meats; pasta with ragù, risottos, roasts, mature cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Soil
- Rich in sands and calcareous clays
- Vineyard planting
- Espalier training with guyot pruning
- Vinification
- Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks at 26°C for 6 to 8 days; malolactic fermentation at 20°C; 6 months in steel.
- Serving temperature
- 16°C
- Storage
- Best within 2 years of the harvest
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