Red
Mon Ross
By Forteto della Luja, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's everyday Barbera d'Asti, made in the traditional way from old vines. Also in magnum.
Tasting notes
Ruby red. An old-school Barbera, with fruit, freshness and vinous character, and a rich, juicy body.
Pairs well with
Young and slightly cool: cured meats, antipasti, tomato pasta, pizza, fish or white meat. At room temperature: minestrone, roasts, bagna cauda.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera
- Production area
- Loazzolo, Langa Astigiana
- Soil
- Decarbonated, neutral soils, mainly clay-silt loam or sandy loam, yellow to reddish
- Harvest
- Selective harvest in several passes at full ripeness
- Vineyard planting
- Well-exposed hillside above 300 m with a medium-steep slope; vines average over 30 years, surrounded by small woods
- Vinification
- Hand-picked into small perforated crates. Pressed and fermented straight away with the house's own selected yeasts in small temperature-controlled vessels, then malolactic fermentation and 4 months in seasoned small oak barrels to keep the aromas clean. Cold-stabilised over winter and bottled in early spring after the first full moon of March. Around 13.5% alcohol.
- Serving temperature
- 10 to 15°C when young, room temperature with heartier dishes
- Storage
- Drinks well young and can age a few years
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