Selection of Barbera aged in second passage wood
GRAPE VARIETY | 100% Barbera selected from the vineyards located between Vho and Sarezzano |
EXPOSURE | West/South-West |
PRUNING | Guyot |
YIELD | about 55 q / Ha. |
SOIL | Calcareous / clayey |
AREA | Village of Vho and Municipality of Sarezzano 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 12 months |
COLOR | Intense and brilliant ruby red |
TASTING NOTES | Rich, with hints of red fruits, small berries and some traces of black cherry, mint, ripe plums, spices, vanilla and coffee. Perfect combination of body and structure enhances the peculiarities of Barbera grapes |