Barbera D’Asti Superiore DOCG Camp Riond

Grape variety: 100% Barbera
Production Area: Agliano Terme (Piedmont)
Exposure: South
Soil composition: calcareous marl
Training system: Guyot
Age of vineyard: 85 years
Production per Hectare: 50 Ql/Ha
Harvest period: last week of September
Vinification system: selection in vineyards of the healthiest, ripest grapes collected in 20 kg crates, maceration with skin contact with short and softness pumping over the skin cap (fermentation temperature 26°C)
Malolactic: totally carried out
Refining method and aging: 12-14 months in tonneaux and barrels of French oak
Refining in bottle: 2-6 months
First year of production: 2003
Alcohol: 14,5% Vol
Capacity bottle: 0,75 l,  1,5 l
Quantity of bottles: 2000-2500

Colour: deep, heavy ruby red
Perfume: vinous, pervasive with notes of red fruits, vanilla and liquorice, accompanied by blackberry and raspberry scents
Taste: full, dry and warm with scents of small berries, amaretto and cacao, lingering and enveloping with sweet tannins that help create excellent persistency
Serving Temperature: 18-20°C
Recommended with the following dishes: excellent with cheese, red and grilled meats and game