Red
Le Cave
By Massimo Pastura - Cascina La Ghersa, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbera d'Asti Superiore from the 1.3 ha vineyard Massimo Pastura planted in 1996, yielding about 45 hl/ha (roughly 1 kg of grapes per vine) with two selections at harvest. Part of the Vigneti Unici selection.
Tasting notes
Purple-red with slight garnet reflections, brilliant. Clear notes of violet and rose, plum, pepper and a light smoky touch. Voluminous, warm structure, balanced, with alcohol well supported by acidity. Delicately tannic and velvety, with a savoury, fruity, very long finish.
Pairs well with
Cured meats and medium-aged Piedmontese cheeses, pasta including stuffed pasta, white and red meats, roast or braised. Piedmontese pairings: salame crudo 'turista al Barbera', cardoon flan with toma fonduta, agnolotti del plin in roast gravy, bollito misto, Castelmagno DOP.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera
- Production area
- Moasca (AT), Barbera vineyard of about 1.3 ha planted in 1996
- Soil
- Astian sands rich in tufa and gypsum (the 'cave' are the gypsum quarries still visible on the Astesana hills)
- Vineyard planting
- Vineyard of about 1.3 ha planted in 1996 by Massimo Pastura after clone and rootstock research; 45 hl/ha, about 1 kg of grapes per vine; two selections at harvest
- Serving temperature
- 18 - 19 °C
- Storage
- Over 10 years
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