Red
Barbera d'Asti
By Dogliotti 1870, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbera d'Asti DOCG made from 100% Barbera, held six months in steel before bottling.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red turning to garnet with age. Vinous and intense on the nose, with notes of ripe fruit. Dry, warm, full-bodied on the palate, with marked acidity and light tannin; becomes gentler and more harmonious with ageing. Recommended in a balloon glass.
Pairs well with
Accompanies a whole meal, especially cured meats when young, traditional Piemontese dishes such as vitello tonnato and bagnetto verde, meat agnolotti, risottos, pasta with meat or mushroom sauce, polenta, grilled or roasted white and red meats, braises, stews, cotechino and zampone, roast lamb and kid, oily fish such as eel, carp, tuna and mackerel, and spicy or hard cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Vinification
- Six months in steel before bottling. If kept in cool underground cellars or at low, steady temperatures it can hold, and sometimes improve, for years.
- Serving temperature
- 18-22 degrees C
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