Laudana Nizza Barbera d’Asti Superiore

Producer:
Vinchio Vaglio Serra
Region:
Piemonte
Grape:
Barbera (100%)
Classification:
DOC
Vintage:
2012
Capacity:
0.75 l

A dry red wine of the autochthonous Barbera d‘Asti grape variety of Piedmont. The grapes were sellected from the vineyards located in the Barbera d‘Asti DOC Nizza subzone. The vineyards are situated in the hills, open to sun, on lime-sandy soils. Laudana is the name of vineyards yielding ripe grapes from which is made this fine wine. Moreover, the zone is considered by the local growers as the best grapegrowing area of Barbera. The harvest is done manually. After ten days of fermentation of grape juice in contact with the skins, part of the fresh wine goes to large wooden casks with a capacity of 750 litres and part to barriques. After 18 months of ageing in wood and next in the bottle, this Laudana wine is ready to drink

Details

Color: ruby red becoming crimson.
Aroma: intensive, ethereal, slightly spicy with notes of delicately expressed wood.
Flavor: velvety, long lasting in the mouth.
Food matching: dishes based on red, grilled and stewed meats; dishes based on mashroom; game; seasoned, blue, spicy cheeses.
Serving temperature: 18C

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