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Barbera d'Asti D.O.C. Vinchio
Variety
100% Barbera
Vineyard:
Location: Vinchio d’Asti,
Plot 7, Sub-plots 275, 278, 276, 288
Characteristics: 250 meters above sea level, southern exposure, 2.3 x 0.8 meters spacing, 5,300 vines/hectare density, Guyot upward-trained vertical-trellised training system.
Age: 60 years
Size: 1 hectare
Yield: 70 quintals/hectare
Harvesting period
Last 10 days of September
Production
6,000 bottles
Vinification
Selection of grapes in the vineyard through manual harvesting, fermentation and maceration for about 15 days in stainless-steel containers, followed by malolactic fermentation in November.
Maturing
60% aged in 50-hectoliter French oak barrels, 40% in small 225-liter barrels. Ageing for 18 months, blending in spring and bottling in summer.
Sensory characteristics
Intense ruby-red color, over time taking on elegant garnet tinges; intensely vinous bouquet, a characteristic which becomes gamey with ageing. Full-bodied, with a dry taste, emphasized by the backbone and dense texture; full of character.
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