Red
Pesasco
By Durio, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera Superiore from Agliano Terme vineyards at 250 m, aged in steel and large Slavonian oak.
Pairs well with
Red meats, game, strong aged cheeses and fatty dishes.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Agliano Terme (AT), Piemonte; 250 m above sea level
- Soil
- Calcareous-clay
- Exposure
- North
- Harvest
- Last week of September to first week of October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training, 4,000 vines per hectare; hand-harvested
- Vinification
- Red vinification with selected yeasts, 7 days maceration at 28 °C. Malolactic fermentation with unselected natural bacteria. Aged about 6 months in stainless steel and 12 months in 1,000 L Slavonian oak barrels.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20 °C
- Storage
- Best enjoyed within 10-12 years of the harvest
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