Red
Costacasareggio
By Domenico Serra, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A single-vineyard Barbera d'Asti from the Costacasareggio cru at Agliano Terme; the estate's own site notes that this cru was awarded 3 grappoli by the Prosit guide (ONAV).
Tasting notes
Deep ruby red with violet highlights. Intense and fresh aromas of red fruit, blackberry and spice. Good tannin and acidity, soft and elegant.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera
- Cru / vineyard
- Costacasareggio
- Production area
- Agliano Terme, about 2 hectares of vines.
- Soil
- Pale, sand-rich soil the locals call "sabbie astiane": clayey-calcareous marl of marine sedimentary origin, low in organic matter but rich in trace elements, especially magnesium.
- Exposure
- South-west facing, at about 250 metres above sea level.
- Harvest
- Hand-picked.
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot-trained.
- Vinification
- Soft crushing and destemming, fermentation on the skins for 15 to 20 days at a controlled temperature of 25 to 26°C in soft-system tanks, followed by a warm post-fermentation maceration at around 40°C for 72 hours. The wine rests on its own lees for an average of 5 to 6 months in steel tanks.
- Serving temperature
- 17-18°C
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