Red

Camp du Rouss

By Coppo, Asti, Piemonte, Italy

Coppo Camp du Rouss

Literally "campo del rosso", or "the redhead's field" – this wine takes its name from the vineyard's very first owner: a red-headed man who was so burly he frightened the children.

Tasting notes

Color: dark ruby red. Nose: ripe red fruits scents. Taste: well balanced between structure and freshness.

Pairs well with

Pasta with beans, risotto with porcini mushrooms, chicken chasseur

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbera d'Asti DOCG
Grape
Barbera
Production area
South of Asti
Soil
Calcareous clay marl with prevalence of silt
Exposure
South – south west
Harvest
Hand selection of healthiest, ripest grapes in 20 kg picking baskets
Vineyard planting
Guyot, 650-820 ft a.s.l.
Vinification
Maceration with skin contact with short and soft pumping over the skin cap. Malolactic totally carried out. 12 months aging in French oak barrels.
Serving temperature
16-18°C

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