Red
Cima Riserva della Casa
By Giulio Accornero e Figli, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Cima Riserva della Casa is the estate's top Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG, first produced in 1998, aged 36 months in French oak tonneaux plus 24 months in bottle, and given a Veronelli award in 2021 for the 2015 vintage.
Tasting notes
Impenetrable color and an intense bouquet, warm and elegant on the palate.
Pairs well with
Red meat
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Municipality of Vignale Monferrato (AL)
- Exposure
- Southeast
- Harvest
- Hand-picked in September and October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot pruning in line with tradition, with bunches thinned in August
- Vinification
- Traditional submerged-cap vinification with pumping over and spontaneous malolactic fermentation in 500-liter French oak tonneaux, made from overripe grapes with a long maceration. Unfiltered and not cold-stabilized, aged 36 months in French oak tonneaux, bottled in summer and aged a further 24 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 16°C
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