Red
Monfrini
By Maurizio Ponchione, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera from the Monfrini vineyard, aged 16 months in oak.
Tasting notes
Rich in anthocyanins, with morello cherry and balsamic aromas; elegant and full on the palate with a light hint of vanilla.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Barbera
- Cru / vineyard
- Monfrini
- Soil
- Hilly, fertile, rich in sand and minerals
- Harvest
- Last ten days of September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 3,500 vines per hectare, planted 1997, 301 m above sea level
- Vinification
- Maceration 10 to 12 days with many pump-overs and delestage; 16 months in oak (barriques per tech sheet), malolactic fermentation in wood, bottled after a small blend. About 2,000 bottles.
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