Barbera d’Asti I Bricchi, Scarpa

BARBERA D'ASTI I BRICCHI

D.O.C.

Producer

Antica Casa Vinicola Scarpa

Geographic setting

from the vineyard “Poderi Bricchi” property of the Antica Casa Vinicola Scarpa. Soil 100% clay. Vine cut Guyot, at 400 mt (1310ft) above sea level

Technical data

Grape varieties

100% Barbera

Alcohol content

13,5%

Total acidity

6,5 gr/lt

Vinification

in stainless steel tanks

Ageing in casks

2 years in Allier oak barrels

Refinement in bottle before delivery

1 year

Average life of the product

10 years or more, excellent from the fifth

Type of bottle

our own personal and unique version of the Burgundian with Scarpa trademark embossed on the bottle, capacity 0,75lt

Other informations

delivered in cartons; 6 bottles each carton, packed flat

Organoleptic data

Colour: splendid ruby red with tenuous garnet glints

Bouquet: complex, mineral and fruity, intense, austere and pleasant, with allusions of morello cherry. Extended aging improves the bouquet

Taste: palatable, full and harmonious, pleasant, elegant yet fresh. A real Barbera

Temperature of service: 16° C

Suggested glass

in well rounded Burgundian glass

Suggested dishes

typical piedmontese agnolotti, boiled meat piedmontese style, meat stews, Sunday roast