Red
Bisavolo
By Roberto Ferraris, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A selection of grapes from the best exposed estate vineyards, dedicated to Giovanni Ferraris (born 1865), who chose the best Barbera for his private Riserva. Aged about a year in 500 litre oak.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Selection from several estate vineyards
- Soil
- Calcareous marl with a prevalence of silt and clay
- Exposure
- South-east, south-west and south; 250 m
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot; vines 40 to 45 years old on average
- Vinification
- Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel for about 15 days, with skin contact and gentle pumping over the skin cap; 12 months in 500 litre French oak tonneaux
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18 °C