Red
Barbera d'Asti
By Il Botolo, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
A steel-aged 100% Barbera d'Asti from 25-year-old clay vineyards, ruby red with floral and fruity notes.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with brilliant reflections. Intense, vinous bouquet with floral and fruity notes. Dry, full-bodied and full in flavour.
Pairs well with
First courses with meat sauces, roasts, braised meats, cured meats and aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- 200 m above sea level, 4.64 ha
- Soil
- Clay
- Exposure
- Various
- Vineyard planting
- 5,000 vines per hectare, guyot training, vines over 25 years old
- Vinification
- Grapes picked by hand. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Aged 5 months in stainless steel and 2 months in bottle. Bottled in 750 ml bordeaux bottles.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18 °C
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