Red
Roche
By Ferro, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Roche is Ferro's single-vineyard Barbera d'Asti DOCG Superiore, named for the Agliano Terme hillside it comes from and aged a year in barriques.
Tasting notes
Ruby red tending toward garnet with age, with great structure, body and bouquet.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera
- Cru / vineyard
- Roche
- Production area
- Agliano Terme, around 300 m above sea level
- Exposure
- South-facing
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot basso (low Guyot)
- Vinification
- Named after the hillside vineyard where it grows, one of the best-regarded hills in Agliano Terme for position and soil. Vinified in steel vats and aged a year in barriques (hectare yield 35 hl), released after a further six months in bottle; improves as it ages.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20°C
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