Red
Barbera d'Asti Superiore
By Emanuele Gambino, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A 100% Barbera Superiore aged 12 months in large French oak barrels.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby red with violet reflections. Intense, refined nose of ripe blackberry and blueberry with sweet liquorice and green tobacco. Fresh from natural acidity yet supple; the fruit turns to juicy cherry, with a persistent, harmonious finish.
Pairs well with
Monferrato-style agnolotti or ravioli with meat sauce, roasts, wild boar and polenta.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Costigliole d'Asti
- Soil
- Clay, silt, sand
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- Late September (third decade)
- Vinification
- Manual harvest in 20 kg perforated crates. Gentle destemming and crushing. Fermentation in stainless steel at 26°C with about 15 days of maceration, pump-overs and délestage. Malolactic fermentation completed. Aged 12 months in large French oak barrels, then at least 8 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18°C
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