Red
La Viziosa
By Cascina Ciuché, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A lightly fizzy, easy-drinking Barbera in the traditional Monferrato style, from 45-50-year-old vines on red clay soil.
Tasting notes
Ruby red of varying intensity. Vinous, characteristic nose. Dry, medium-bodied and gently lively on the palate.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera del Monferrato DOC
- Grape
- Barbera
- Production area
- Valcioccaro, Costigliole d'Asti
- Soil
- Calcareous clay, red soil
- Exposure
- North-east, hillside
- Harvest
- Picked by hand
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 4,000 vines/ha, 180-200 m altitude; vines 45-50 years old; yield 90 quintals/ha
- Vinification
- Gentle pressing, then maceration and fermentation on the skins with frequent, delicate pump-overs. Matured in temperature-controlled stainless steel. Lightly sparkling (vivace). 13.5% abv.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18°C
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