Red
Bricco Lù
By I Parcellari, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbera d'Asti DOCG blended from three plots along Strada Bricco Lù in Costigliole d'Asti, fermented and aged briefly in steel for a fresher style.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby colour. Black fruit on the nose (blackberry, black cherry and blueberry). Very long on the palate with a good balance between freshness and roundness. Fine and elegant with medium body.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Bricco Lù
- Production area
- Costigliole d'Asti, Asti, Piedmont (Tre Parcelle, three combined plots)
- Soil
- Loamy clay soil (45% silt, 35% sand, 20% clay), total limestone 121 g/kg
- Exposure
- South-East
- Harvest
- Hand-picked in boxes, first week of September
- Vinification
- Fermented for 10 days; aged 6 months in stainless steel tank. About 3300 bottles produced.
- Serving temperature
- 15°C, to keep the fresh fruit character
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