Red
Tantevì
By Tenuta il Nespolo, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbera d'Asti DOCG from the estate's best plots at about 220 m, fermented 10-12 days on the skins and aged in steel or concrete. Total alcohol 14% vol.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with violet hues turning garnet with age. Intense bouquet of stone fruit (cherry first), strawberry, violet, sometimes almond. Savoury and full-bodied, with marked acidity and a slight but clear tannicity that fades over the years.
Pairs well with
Red and grilled meats, cured meats and cheeses, soups and game; it prefers fatty, savoury foods
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera
- Soil
- Calcareous-clayey soil, of the characteristic white colour in summer drought, with dark veins in some parts of the vineyard
- Exposure
- North-west, with slope
- Harvest
- Between the second and third week of September
- Vineyard planting
- The best Barbera plots of the estate, about 220 m above sea level
- Vinification
- Pressed and macerated in stainless steel; fermentation completes in 10-12 days, then the wine is racked off the skins. Malolactic fermentation and at least 6 to 9 months of ageing in steel or concrete before bottling in summer.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20°C
- Storage
- Can last 4 to 7 years depending on the vintage
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