Description
Mentioned in the late eighteenth century as a “Vitis vinifera Montisferratensis” in the Trattato di Ampelografia of Conte Nuvolone (1798), this grape variety produces a red wine, Barbera del Monferrato, now made in about 250 towns of the Lower and Upper Monferrato, in a territory between the provinces of Asti and Alessandria. "Superiore" is produced from the best grape bunches and its regulations impose a minimum ageing period of one year, of which six months in wooden barrels
Data Sheet
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore Docg
Production regulations: D.M. June 27, 2008
Grape Variety: Barbera from 85% to 100%; Dolcetto, Freisa and Grignolino alone or together with the remaining 15%.
Colour: ruby red that turns garnet with ageing.
Bouquet: intense and characteristic, tends to esterify with ageing.
Taste: dry, quiet, body, more harmonious with proper ageing, pleasant, full taste.
Ageing: Minimum 14 months, of which at least 6 in wooden barrels.
Minimum alcohol content: 13% vol.
Production regulations: D.M. June 27, 2008
Grape Variety: Barbera from 85% to 100%; Dolcetto, Freisa and Grignolino alone or together with the remaining 15%.
Colour: ruby red that turns garnet with ageing.
Bouquet: intense and characteristic, tends to esterify with ageing.
Taste: dry, quiet, body, more harmonious with proper ageing, pleasant, full taste.
Ageing: Minimum 14 months, of which at least 6 in wooden barrels.
Minimum alcohol content: 13% vol.
Consortium
Consorzio Barbera d'Asti e Vini del Monferrato
Administration: Via Morelli, 15 14100 Asti (AT)
T +39 0141 598998 F +39 0141 598984
www.viniastimonferrato.it consorzio@viniastimonferrato.it
Administration: Via Morelli, 15 14100 Asti (AT)
T +39 0141 598998 F +39 0141 598984
www.viniastimonferrato.it consorzio@viniastimonferrato.it
DO YOU KNOW
Full-bodied and harmonious wine, its pleasant acidity goes great with the typical meat dishes of the Piedmontese tradition, such as game and poultry, and also with mature cheeses. Barbera del Monferrato Superiore is served at an ideal temperature of 16-18 °C.