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:
200/250 m a.s.l.
Training system:
Guyot
Vineyard density:
4.000-5.000 plants per hectare
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
Aging:
12 months in french oak barrels (80% of second and third year, 20% new)
Color:
dark ruby red
Nose:
intense spice and ripe red fruits scents
Taste:
fine, well structured and long-lasting
Pairings:
pasta with beans, risotto with porcini mushrooms, chicken chasseur
Serving temperature:
16°/18° C.
Sizes:
0,375 l. – 0,750 l. – 1,5 l. – 3 l.