BARBERA D’ASTI DOCG Camp du Rouss

Literally campo del rosso, or “the redhead’s field” (in Piedmontese, “camp” means vineyard and “du rouss” means red hair), this wine takes its name from the vineyard’s very first owner: a red-headed man who was so burly he frightened the children.

Appellation:
Barbera d’Asti d.o.c.g.

First vintage produced:
1985

Grape variety:
Barbera

Production area:
south of Asti

Exposure:
south – south west

Soil composition:
calcareous clay marl with prevalence of silt

Vineyard altitude:
650-820 ft a.s.l.

Training system:
Guyot

Harvest:
selection in vineyards of the healthiest, ripest grapes hand collected in 20 kg picking baskets

Vinification system:
maceration with skin contact with short and soft pumping over the skin cap

Malolactic:
totally carried out

Aging:
12 months in french oak barrels

Color:
dark ruby red

Nose:
ripe red fruits scents

Taste:
well balanced between structure and freshness

Pairings:
pasta with beans, risotto with porcini mushrooms, chicken chasseur

Serving temperature:
16°/18° C.

Sizes:
0,750 l. – 1,5 l. – 3 l.