Red
Cà di Pian
By La Spinetta, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG from vineyards in Castagnole delle Lanze, Costigliole d'Asti and Montegrosso d'Asti (AT), 100% Barbera, first produced in 1982 with about 70,000 bottles a year.
Tasting notes
Cà di Pian is a Barbera with an unmistakable character. There are intense aromas of blackberry and morello cherries. This wine is truly captivating, yet it remains fresh and extremely versatile.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera
- Cru / vineyard
- Cà di Pian
- Production area
- Vineyards in Castagnole delle Lanze (Piani), Costigliole d'Asti and Montegrosso d'Asti (AT)
- Soil
- Calcareous marl
- Exposure
- South, 300 m a.s.l.
- Vineyard planting
- Vines about 40 years old on 74 acres
- Vinification
- Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled vats for an average period of 14-15 days. Malolactic fermentation done in used (second and third passage) French oak barrels, followed by minimum 6 months of ageing. Finally, bottle-aged for minimum 3 months.
- Serving temperature
- 16-17°C
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