Red

Terre del Re

By F.lli Facchino, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy

F.lli Facchino Terre del Re

A single-vineyard-style Barbera del Monferrato from a sunny hillside at Rocca Grimalda and Carpeneto, grown for elegance and body.

Tasting notes

Deep red with a purple rim. Intense, persistent, fine and varietal on the nose, with ripe blackberry, arbutus, almost-dried mountain herbs and a light note of liquorice. Dry, full-bodied, warm and properly astringent, persistent, with a bitterish finish.

Pairs well with

Best with roast, braised, boiled and pot-roasted meat, quail, hare and strong cheese.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbera del Monferrato DOC
Grape
Barbera 100%
Production area
Rocca Grimalda and Carpeneto
Soil
Clayey-calcareous
Exposure
South-west
Harvest
Second ten days of October
Vineyard planting
Vines about 40 years old at 260m altitude on a hillside; upward-trained vertical trellis, Guyot-pruned, planted at 0.90m x 2.60m, about 4,270 vines/ha.
Vinification
Maceration for 7-8 days at 25-26°C; alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature (26°C) with regular délestage.
Serving temperature
18-20°C
Storage
Can be cellared for 8-10 years.

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