Red · No longer produced

Barbera Zerba Antica Riserva

This wine is no longer listed by the producer. Details are kept for reference.

By Cantine Volpi, Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy

Cantine Volpi Barbera Zerba Antica Riserva

Colli Tortonesi DOC Barbera Riserva 'Zerba Antica', with 24 months in bottle after oak and steel.

Tasting notes

Barbera aged in French barriques and large casks. Brilliant, deep ruby red with violet reflections; complex aroma with light toasted notes and spicy red-berry fruit. Warm and full on the palate, with sweet hints of fruit in syrup and vanilla, great structure and persistence, light, sweet tannins.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Colli Tortonesi DOC Barbera Riserva
Grape
Barbera 100%
Production area
Colli Tortonesi, Volpedo
Vinification
Destemmed and crushed; fermentation on the skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks at 22-27°C for 10 days; malolactic fermentation in steel. Ageing: 9 months in French oak large cask and barrique, 3 months in steel and 24 months in bottle.

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