Red
Sichei
By Franco Roero, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera d'Asti Superiore from Barbera, made with traditional vinification and aged in small wooden barrels.
Tasting notes
Colour: ruby red with intense aubergine-violet reflections. Nose: pink pepper and nutmeg, then dog rose, hawthorn, wild strawberries and cherries in spirit. Palate: coffee, toasting and graphite; elegant tannins, notes of dark chocolate jam and a persistent liquorice finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Monferrato Astigiano
- Vineyard planting
- Old Barbera clones
- Vinification
- Traditional vinification with 15 days of skin maceration at a controlled 25-27 C. Aged 18 months in small wooden barrels.