Red
Tasmorcan
By Elio Perrone, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Tasmorcan is a Barbera d'Asti DOCG from vines planted in 2001-2004 in Frazione Mongovone, Isola d'Asti.
Tasting notes
Fruity and exuberant notes typical of Barbera.
Pairs well with
Aperitifs with cheese and cured meats; first courses, especially stuffed pasta and meat sauces; spiced meat main courses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Mongovone
- Production area
- Comune of Isola d'Asti, Frazione Mongovone
- Harvest
- First week of October
- Vineyard planting
- Vines planted in 2001, 2003 and 2004
- Vinification
- After pressing, the must ferments in temperature-controlled steel tanks. The wine matures for four to six months in steel to preserve its fruity aromas, while 30% rests in large French oak barrels, until bottling the following March.
- Serving temperature
- 17°C
- Storage
- Best drunk within five years of harvest to enjoy its full vigor.
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