Red
Vho
By Claudio Mariotto, Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy
A selection of Barbera aged in second-passage oak, a step up in structure from the estate's steel-aged Territorio.
Tasting notes
Rich and concentrated, with red fruit, wild berries and hints of black cherry, mint, ripe plums, spices, vanilla and coffee. A balance of body and structure that brings out the character of Barbera.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Colli Tortonesi Barbera DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Vho and the municipality of Sarezzano, 250-300 m a.s.l.
- Soil
- Calcareous, clayey
- Exposure
- West/south-west
- Harvest
- End of September/beginning of October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot pruning, grapes selected from vineyards between Vho and Sarezzano, yield about 55 quintals/hectare
- Vinification
- Soft and slow destemming and pressing of the grapes, maceration for 10-12 days and racking. Aged Burgundian style in small second-passage oak barrels for about 12 months, followed by a further 12 months in bottle.
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- Graia, Vino Spumante di Qualità
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- Monleale, Colli Tortonesi Barbera DOC
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