Barbera / DOC Oltrepò Pavese
ORIGIN: Oltrepò Pavese
VINE VARIETY: 100% Barbera
SOIL: Clayey, slimy with calcareous marl, located around the 45° parallel north
GRAPE CULTIVATION: Guyot
HARVEST: Manual and mechanical
VINIFICATION: Crushing and destemming with skin maceration and fermentation at controlled temperature using selected yeasts.
AGING: In stainless steel tanks, followed by natural refermentation in autoclave at 18°C. During the process, the wine undergoes numerous analytical checks to ensure its integrity.
BOTTLING: Cold sterile
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12%vol
COLOR: Ruby red with vivid tinges.
NOSE: Fruity, with hits of black currant, wild blackberries with a spicy pepper note.
TASTE: Soft and enveloping, appropriately tannic, savory with a pleasant hint of effervescence.
INTERNATIONAL PAIRINGS: Frikandeller (Denmark) – Hot Dog (Germany)
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 14 – 16°C
CURIOSITY: The name is thought to derive from Bàrberus, meaning impetuous and aggressive. References to Barbera date back to 1514 in the old Piedmont, now part of Oltrepò Pavese.
