Dedicated to Claudio’s father, called ‘The Red’
GRAPE VARIETY | 100% Barbera selected from the vineyard surrounding the winery |
EXPOSURE | West/South-West |
PRUNING | Guyot |
YIELD | about 40 q / Ha. |
SOIL | Calcareous / clayey |
AREA | Village of Vho between 250-300 m a.s.l. |
CULTIVATION | The vineyards are grown without the use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or systemic products |
HARVEST | End of September/beginning of October |
VINIFICATION | Soft and slow pressing of the grapes, maceration for 10/12 days and racking |
AGING | Burgundian style in small second passage wooden barrels for about 12 months followed by further refinement in the bottle for other 24 months |
COLOR | Intense and brilliant ruby red with violet reflections |
TASTING NOTES | Fragrant, abundant, clean and rich in spicy hints of cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate, coffee, licorice with tones of morel and blackberry together with sweet pipe tobacco. With deep, pleasant and soft tones reminiscent of ripe cherries and chocolate |