Red
Mepari
By Tenuta San Sebastiano, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore from the 1.5 ha Mepari vineyard planted in 1985, aged in tonneau and barriques.
Tasting notes
Very deep ruby, almost impenetrable, with violet hints. Aromas of cocoa, graphite and sweet spices. Full-bodied and velvety, with notable youthfulness and well-judged, unobtrusive oak. Ageing potential 5 to 8 years and beyond.
Pairs well with
Meat dishes, roasts and braises.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Mepari
- Production area
- Lu Monferrato (AL), altitude 270 m
- Soil
- Calcareous
- Exposure
- South/South-West
- Harvest
- Early October
- Vineyard planting
- 1.5 ha planted 1985, Guyot, 5,000 vines per hectare, 6,000 kg per hectare
- Vinification
- Traditional fermentation with frequent pump-overs on the skins in steel tanks, 28 to 30 C, 20 to 30 days, no added yeasts, spontaneous malolactic. Aged 6 months in steel, 15 months in tonneau and barriques, 9 months in bottle; bottled 20 months after harvest. 7,500 bottles; also 1.5 L and 3 L.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18 C, open a few hours before
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