Barbera d` Alba
The Barbera grapes in the Alba area of Piedmont brings wines to be rich in fruit and with a marked elegance. it is pleasantly easy to drink on the palate, harmonious and tasty.
Varietal composition
100% Barbera
Harvest
End of September
Vineyards
Mainly vineyards from the Barolo area
Maceration
6-8 days
FML
8 days approximately
Ageing
6-12 months in traditional big wooden casks
Food Matches
The Barbera d’Alba Suoi is suitable for serving with the widest range of dishes. From pasta courses, to the main mea preparations. Perfect with Italian at cuts, and cheeses.
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Policalpo Cascina Castlet
LABEL
A bottle branded with a mysterious, faintly delineated arrow to represent
the arduous climb proudly faced in an unending search for improvement.
NAME
Policalpo is the name of a vineyard whose Barbera and Cabernet
grapes are used to make this wine. An ancient, cultured name at one
with the taste of its élite.
VINE
Two varieties are blended in this red wine: Barbera 70 % and Cabernet
Sauvignon 30 %.
The vineyard's approximately 5400 vines produce an average of 8
tonnes of grapes giving 5500 litres of wine.
HARVESTING
The grapes are all picked by hand in the first fortnight of October and
despatched for vinification without delay.
VINIFICATION
The must is allowed to ferment in contact with the skins at about 29°C.
The Barbera and Cabernet grapes ferment together. Macération continues for at least fifteen days to secure the maximum dissolution of
the extractive substances, the anthocyanines and especially the aroma
precursors. Careful attention is devoted to the racked wine to ensure its
proper malolactic fermentation in French oak barriques.
REFINEMENT AND STORAGE
Maturity is attained in the barrique after twelve months and followed by
the acquisition of finesse in bottle for at least six months. Policalpo is
placed on the market in the second year after the harvest.
Its constitution and sound structure will continue to acquire greater
elegance and harmony for at least 7-8 years.
ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS
Brilliant deep ruby colour with the slight garnet hues typical of great,
long-aging wines.Intense, broad, elegant and lingering bouquet. Ethereal and spicy
overtones are blended with dreamy hints of liquorice, vanilla and
tobacco coupled with the pleasant vegetal undertone typical of
Cabernet. Warm, elegant, austere and enticing palate. Notable harmony
and balance that underscore Policalpo's great structure and complexity.
Intense and long-lasting aroma.
ALCOHOL CONTENT
13,5 -14% by volume
SERVING SUGGESTIONS AND ACCOMPANIMENTS
Best served in large crystal glasses at 18°C and from a decanter in the
case of very old bottles.
To be drunk with outstanding meat dishes on classic or local cuisine
menus. Enhances dishes prepared with white truffles, excellent with
mushrooms and a good companion for mature cheeses.
Barbera D'Asti Cascina Castlet
LABEL
Four little girls on a Vespa, a snapshot that recalls the 1950s, the rebirth
of Italy. A serene picture that highlights the values of the Asti country's
family businesses run on simple lines. Eyes filled with hope turned to a
future that has now become the present.
NAME
The firm's simplest and most everyday wine bears the name of its grape
variety.
VINE
The classic Barbera grown in vineyards all over Asti's hill sides.
Some 5000 vines per hectare produce an average of 8,5 - 9 tonnes of
grapes giving 6000 -6200 litres of wine.
HARVESTING
The grapes are picked by hand in the first half of October
Carefully selected bunches are despatched for vinification without delay.
VINIFICATION
The must is left to ferment in contact with the skins at a controlled
temperature for about 6 -7 days. Frequent remontages promote the
optimum extraction of colouring and flavouring elements. Racking is
followed by attentive malolactic fermentation.
REFINEMENT AND STORAGE
The wine is bottled after a brief maturation and finishing period.
The freshness and fragrance typical of its youth are offered to the
market a few months after bottling. It can be kept for several years.
ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS
Deep and brilliant ruby colour that underscores the wine's freshness and
vinosity.
Intense, persistent bouquet that is pleasantly fruity with undertones of
freshly picked flowers and fruits.
Dry, harmonious, sapid and balanced flavour.
ALCOHOL CONTENT
13-13.5% by volume
SERVING SUGGESTIONS AND ACCOMPANIMENTS
Best served at 16°C in medium-sized glasses.
An all-round wine in tune with the faster pace of modern life that
enlivens hors d'oeuvres, first courses, white and red meat grills, mixed
boiled meats, salamis and young cheeses.
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