Wine Tenuta La Meridiana, Bricco Sereno Barbera d'Asti Superiore, 2016
This full-bodied Barbera is a captivating expression of the Italian variety. Everything about the wine is rich and intense and has all the elements of a prime Barbera. This wine has proven to be an exceptional food wine, representing the power these Italian red wines are capable of.
Characteristics
Wine Style:
Red - A classic Barbera that captures the unique Italian wines. The wine intense, full-bodied, and well-balanced.
Tasting Notes:
Deep Purple. Intense, with fruity notes reminiscent of cherry, plum and blackberry. Full-bodied, velvety, with balanced acidity, enveloping aftertaste.
Gastronomy:
This is a great food wine and pairs exceptionally well with venison, mature cheeses, roasts and grilled red meats.
Vineyards:
A traditional wine from this winery, it is produced on a limestone-clay soil with outcrops of sand and exposed to the south-southeast. Yield per hectare: 8 tonnes. Manual harvesting
Ageing method:
Aged for 12-18 months in barrels of 225 lt. After bottling it rests for at least 6 months.
Winemaking process:
Careful pumping and targeted delastage help to give this wine elegance and balance, completed by the biological stabilization due to malolactic fermentation. Then it is poured into wooden barrels.
