# 19 Marzo 1878 (Giacomo Boveri)

> Red, Colli Tortonesi DOC Barbera by [Giacomo Boveri](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/giacomo-boveri.md), Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/giacomo-boveri-19-marzo-1878).

- **Producer:** Giacomo Boveri
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Colli Tortonesi DOC Barbera
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Costa Vescovato (AL)
- **Soil:** Medium-textured clay
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Harvest:** End of September, by hand
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 1920 (some vines about ninety years old per the tech sheet), 250 m above sea level, 1 x 2.60 m spacing, Guyot training, 80 q/ha. Fertilised with organic-based products, green manure in alternate rows, mechanical weeding. Since 2019 the estate has followed the DTP Passione & Ragione sustainable viticulture protocol.
- **Vinification:** Crushing and fermentation in steel at a controlled 26 °C, delastage mid-fermentation, then 4 to 8 days of maceration at the end of fermentation depending on the vintage. One year in steel, bottling, then 6 months in bottle before release.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Barbera from a 1920 vineyard, probably the oldest in Costa Vescovato, on land bought on 19 March 1878 by the great-great-grandfather of Giacomo Boveri. One year in steel and 6 months in bottle.