This wine is named after the vineyard owner, a lawyer. Strict, stern, and commanding, she has always been known as simply “the lawyer”. The young, vivacious wine is almost comically at odds with its serious namesake.
Appellation:
Barbera d’Asti d.o.c.g.
Grape variety:
Barbera
Production area:
south of Asti
Exposure:
south west – south east
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
Malo-lattic:
totally carried out
Aging:
stainless steel tanks
Color:
ruby red
Nose:
intense cherry, raspberry and blackberry flavours
Taste:
fresh and well balanced
Pairings:
salami sandwich, stewed baby squids with tomato sauce, meatballs with peas
Serving temperature:
16°/18° C.
Sizes:
0,375 l. – 0,750 l.