Red
La Pignola
By Cascina Faletta, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
La Pignola is a Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG from the historic Braja vineyard (planted 1936), aged in oak; its name comes from an anecdote during filming of the TV show "4 Restaurants" with chef Alessandro Borghese.
Tasting notes
Notes of crumpled violet and blueberry jam on the nose; full and round on the palate with harmonized tannins. Ruby red with violet reflections.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Soil
- Loamy clay soil
- Vineyard planting
- Grapes from the Braja vineyard, the grandmother's vineyard planted in 1936.
- Vinification
- Fermented in oak vats for 21 days with skin maceration, malolactic in steel; aged in oak (24 months in 500-litre tonneaux per the Italian page, 18 months in large oak barrel per the English page).
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