Red
Beneficio
By Castello di Razzano, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera d'Asti Superiore, 15% vol, 15 months in French barriques, unfiltered. Yield 35 hl per hectare, hand harvested.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red with purple reflections and a complex aroma of ripe red fruits. Great balance, with a soft and spicy taste. Unfiltered.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Altitude 300 m
- Soil
- Clay, calcareous with marly subsoil
- Exposure
- South, south-west
- Vinification
- Fermentation in wooden vats, maceration on the skins for 20 days. Ageing 15 months in French oak barriques: 30% new, 60% second use, 10% third use. Summer thinning removes 25% to 45% of the bunches. Ageing potential 8-10 years from bottling.
- Serving temperature
- 18°
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