Rosé
Avermasia
By Giacomo Boveri, Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy
Rosé from a 2003 vineyard in Costa Vescovato, pressed without maceration and rested on the lees for 5 to 6 months. The name is that of farmland historically owned by Giacomo Boveri's maternal family.
Technical details
- Style
- Rosé
- Denomination
- Vino Rosato
- Grape
- Barbera 85%, Freisa 15%
- Production area
- Costa Vescovato (AL)
- Soil
- Clay
- Exposure
- South-west
- Harvest
- Mid-September, by hand in boxes
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 2003, 230 m above sea level, 0.83 x 2.50 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
- Soft pressing, clarification of the must, then alcoholic fermentation at a controlled 18 °C, no maceration. After the first racking the wine stays on its fine lees for 5 to 6 months until bottling, then at least 6 months in bottle before release.
More from Giacomo Boveri
- 19 Marzo 1878, Colli Tortonesi DOC Barbera
- Firangiüli, Colli Tortonesi DOC Croatina
- La Cappelletta, Colli Tortonesi DOC Freisa
- Lacrime del Bricco, Colli Tortonesi DOC Derthona
- Monleale Bricco della Ginestra, Colli Tortonesi DOC Barbera
- Muntà l'è Ruma, Colli Tortonesi DOC Derthona
- Piazzera, Colli Tortonesi DOC Derthona
- Piccolo Derthona, Colli Tortonesi DOC Derthona