Red
Boschetto Vecchio
By Clemente Guasti, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
The house's flagship Barbera cru, from the owned Boschetto Vecchio vineyard, aged 18 months in oak.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red. Ample, ethereal, vinous. Important, dry and harmonious, well structured, of great longevity. English sheet: notes of violet, red rose, tart cherry, raspberry, blackberry, vanilla and light tobacco.
Pairs well with
Important first courses, game and roast meats.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Cascina Boschetto Vecchio
- Production area
- Boschetto Vecchio vineyard in the Cremosina-Annunziata cru, Nizza Monferrato (owned vineyard Cascina Boschetto Vecchio).
- Vinification
- 18 months in oak barrels, plus 6 months in bottle (English sheet). Sizes: 0.75 L, 1.5 L magnum and 3 L. Bottles have been finished by hand since 1946.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20 °C
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