Red
Belmon
By Paolo Berta, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbera d'Asti blended from three vineyards at 260 m, kept in steel for 5 months.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby. Lingering, fruity fragrance with notes of violet and ripe fruit; nicely balanced, full-bodied and round.
Pairs well with
Ravioli, chicken, fowl, red meats, game, stews and medium-mature cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Nizza Monferrato (AT)
- Soil
- Marl, sands and sandstone
- Exposure
- South-west, Cerruta, Canfulet and Glauda vineyards
- Harvest
- Hand harvest in September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot; vines about 30 years old; about 5,000 vines per hectare; 260 m
- Vinification
- Destemmed, gently pressed, 15 to 20 days of maceration (20 to 25 days on the production note), fermented at 26 to 28 °C, 5 months in stainless steel. Malolactic fully completed.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18 °C
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