Red
Barbera d'Asti
By Convento Cappuccini, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera d'Asti from 5.05 ha at Ricaldone, macerated 7 days and aged in steel only.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red with red-fruit aromas and notes of cherry. Balanced, dry, warm and fairly soft, with a tannin that is not pronounced and a lively freshness.
Pairs well with
Meat, filled pasta and strong-flavoured cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Sarogna
- Production area
- Ricaldone, località Sarogna
- Soil
- Ricaldone: hills that are sometimes sandy, sometimes calcareous-clay
- Exposure
- South-west, 279 m
- Harvest
- September
- Vineyard planting
- 5.05 ha, 279 m, mechanical weeding, hand harvest, 60 hl per hectare
- Vinification
- Harvested in September, destemmed and crushed, macerated on the skins for 7 days at controlled temperature. Aged entirely in steel to keep the taste of the grape.
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