Red
Piccona
By Ivaldi Dario, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's mainstay, a traditional Barbera d'Asti aged in concrete. Piccona is also the name of an old family vineyard on hard calcareous marl.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with garnet reflections; intense, fruity aromas of red fruit such as cherry and plum. A traditional style: robust, tannic, full and warm.
Pairs well with
First courses such as tajarin with mushrooms and ravioli al plin, and red meat dishes.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Nizza Monferrato, Piemonte
- Soil
- Clay and limestone
- Exposure
- South
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1978, Guyot-trained (estate-wide), conventional farming, hand-harvested
- Vinification
- Fermentation in concrete tanks for 20 days with a daily pumping-over with air, at 28 °C; malolactic; 12 months resting in concrete before bottling; at least 1 year in bottle.
- Storage
- Ageing potential 8 years; at least 1 year in bottle.