Barbera d'Asti Superiore
Barbera d'Asti Superiore
Price incl. alcohol tax, shipping and VAT.
Also available in the following Mixboxes:
Cascina Orizzonte
Barbera lovers
3 bottles of barbera 2021 and 3 of 2018
Winemaker's notes
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within4 - 16 days
Cascina Orizzonte will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
The courier will pick up your order and deliver it straight to your door
Product details
About the wine and its characterCountry:
Italy
Region/Subregion:
Piemonte/Monferrato
Classification:
DOCG
Certification:
-
Grape:
Barbera (100%)
Vintage year:
2021
Color:
-
Aroma:
-
Taste:
-
Alcohol content:
14.5%
Sugar content:
0.6 g/l
Acidity:
6.67
pH-value:
-
Sweetness:
Dry
Contains sulphite:
Yes
Volume:
750 ml
Closure:
Agglomerate cork
Bottle:
Glass
Best Served:
15 - 18 °C
Food pairing:
Beef, Cheese - mature and hard, Pasta / Pizza, Pork, Spicy food
Ageing potential:
3 - 15 years
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Cheese - mature and hard
- Pasta / Pizza
- Pork
- Spicy food
Vinification, winemaker's own words
Soils:
Clay, Limestone
Terroir:
-
Harvest:
Picked by hand
Fermentation:
Steel (100%)
Storage:
Old oak (100%) 15 months
Winemaker:
Cascina Orizzonte
Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in steel of variable duration depending on the vintage. Next aging in used barriques and 15-hectoliter cask for 15/18 months. Finally aging in bottle for at least 9 months.
Recommended
This wine has been tasted and highlighted.
"a high-class barbera. well-made and balanced. exactly how a barbera should be, flirty with good fruit and high acidity that makes the wine fresh"