Red
LaBarbero
By Costa dei Tigli, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera d'Asti Superiore aged 24 months in barriques.
Tasting notes
Intense colour from barrique ageing, turning deep garnet. Distinctly spicy bouquet with woody notes and red fruit. Dry, warm and round, with great richness and powerful structure.
Pairs well with
Rich dishes: first courses such as ravioli, meat main courses, braised meats, salumi and aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Isola d'Asti
- Harvest
- First fifteen days of October
- Vineyard planting
- Vineyards 'Bric Galita' and 'Saracco' in Isola d'Asti, about 40 years old. Manual harvest; green harvest in mid-August.
- Vinification
- About 15 days on the skins in stainless steel, then malolactic fermentation. 8 months in steel then 24 months in barriques; bottled in the third year after harvest.
- Serving temperature
- 18°C, in very wide glasses
- Storage
- Ages well in bottle.
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