Red
Barbera del Monferrato
By Tenuta San Sebastiano, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's base Barbera from 3.5 ha planted in 1995, aged in steel.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red, robust and rich in personality. Vinous, with ripe red fruit. Persistent and soft, elegant and well structured.
Pairs well with
First courses of Monferrato tradition, game, roasts, meats, cured meats, boiled meats and cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera del Monferrato DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Lu Monferrato (AL), altitude 270 m
- Soil
- Calcareous
- Exposure
- South/South-West
- Harvest
- Early October
- Vineyard planting
- 3.5 ha planted 1995, Guyot, 5,000 vines per hectare, 8,000 kg per hectare
- Vinification
- Traditional fermentation with frequent pump-overs on the skins in steel tanks, 28 to 30 C, 15 days, no added yeasts, spontaneous malolactic. Aged 12 months in steel with racking and 9 months in bottle; bottled at least 12 months after harvest. 18,000 bottles.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18 C, open at the moment
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