Description
GRAPES: 100% Barbera
HARVEST PERIOD: Late September through handpicked harvest
VINIFICATION: Traditional, with submerged cap with scheduled replacements (from 15 to 20 days)
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION: Spontaneous, in barrel
AGING: 6 months in oak barrel
AGING POTENTIAL: 5 years
FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 1997
SENSORY NOTES
COLOUR: Intense ruby red
SMELL: Fruity with typical notes of morello and black cherry
TASTE: Dry, full-bodied, with notes of balsamic freshness.
FOOD PAIRING: A plate of cheese risotto or some boiled beef
WHEN TO TASTE: To warm up a winter evening
FORMATS: 0.75 L
‘Gio’97’Traditional Method Sparkling wine 