Barbera d’Asti Superiore La Bogliona, Scarpa

BARBERA D'ASTI SUPERIORE LA BOGLIONA

D.O.C.

Producer

Antica Casa Vinicola Scarpa

Geographic setting

Scarpa, bordering the towns of Castel Rocchero (AT), Montabone (AT) and Acqui Terme (AL). 60% sandy soil. Vine cut Guyot, growing at 400 mt (1310 ft) above sea level. The vineyard is more than 35 years old

Technical data

Grape varieties

100% Barbera

Alcohol content

14% - 14,5%

Total acidity

6,5 gr/lt

Vinification

fermentation in troncoconical wooden tanks

Ageing in casks

2/3 years in French Allier oak barrels Refinement in bottle before delivery: 2/3 years

Ageing of the product

20 years, appreciable 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 wooden cases (6 btls), each bottle is wrapped with veil and protected with a paper cone

Organoleptic data

Colour: bright clear ruby red with orange hints 

Bouquet: intense and very characteristic, fruity and mineral with notes of violets, roses plums and berries and a persistent fragrance of wild morello cherry, slight hints of liquorice. Deep mineral tones reveal graphite and slate, then baking spices appears

Taste: fresh, dry, austere, velvety after the fourth year, harmonious  body, very elegant but powerful, fleshy with savoury tones. A great expression of Barbera

Temperature of service: 16° C

Suggested glass

in well rounded Burgundian glass

Suggested dishes

typical piedmontese agnolotti, veal roast, wild boar stew with polenta, roast pork