“Le Rocchette” Barbera d’Asti Superiore DOCG 2022

Tenuta Olim Bauda | Piedmont
Tenuta Olim Bauda di Bertolino Dino | Strada Prata 50 | IT 14045 Incisa Scapaccino

05382222 · 0,75 l · 23,87 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

Barbera is the backbone of Asti, so to speak. More planted than any other grape variety in the province, more familiar on every table, more accessible than the great Nebbiolo – and yet in the best vineyards it has a depth that refutes any comparison with the simple everyday wine. The Bertolino family has understood this from the very beginning. Le Rocchette is their proof. 100% Barbera with a maximum yield of 80 to 90 quintals per hectare. Hand-picked in the first week of October, processed the same evening. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature. Then 18 months in 25-hectolitre French Allier oak barrels, which give the Barbera structure and depth without taking away its characteristic freshness. A further six months in the bottle. The Superiore appellation is not a formality here.

Purple red with violet reflections. Complex, fine and intense on the nose – ripe plum, cocoa, spices, in beautiful harmony. Soft and balanced on the palate, with good structure, harmonious acidity and fine tannins – long and elegant finish. And always that subtle minerality that characterises Olim Bauda. SUPERIORE.DE