VINEYARD
VINCHIO D’ASTI
Historical vineyards in the Township of Vinchio d’Asti
In the province of Asti and within the
subzone of “Nizza,” Vinchio is one of the
historic townships that produces this
fascinating and intense Barbera. Our vineyard
is a “heroic” one, to all effects. Its fully
south-facing vineyards are sunny and warm and
as steep as mountainside vineyards. Rainwater
erodes the land enough so that we have to
transfer the earth back to the vineyards
almost every year.
Sometimes we have small landslides. The
vineyard lies on a very old section of land,
and the planting layout is very narrow, not
fit for a tractor—so all work is by necessity
manual. The soil is sandy, with fine- and
medium-grained sands, limestone, and fine
clay; it is a loosely-packed soil,
inconsistent, and extremely dry in the summer.
The plants often have a water shortage at the
end of July and August, so we must pay special
attention to pruning the leaves.
