Bric del Fruste Premium Barbera | £89.94 6 bottle half case (£14.99 per bottle) plus £5 post & packing |
Deep ruby red colour, with violet hues; a rich, strong, austere full-bodied wine, perfectly balanced with an intense bouquet of vanilla, black-berry, liquorice, spices and notes of violet; impressively it gains nuance and complexity on the long lasting finish, where the flavours linger deliciously on the tongue.
Best with game, strong cheese, Piedmontese pasta agnolotti and roasted beef and spicy meat stews. It can also appreciated as an after dinner drink.
To be uncorked and decanted at least one hour before tasting.
Serving temperature: 16° - 18° C.
Variety of grapes 100 % Barbera (ancient vines) Double Selection
Production area Mombaruzzo
Appellation D.O.C.
Alc. Vol. 14,00%
Soil calcareous, clayey
Harvesting End September
Wine making hand made into a 3550 wood vat
Fermentation 8 10 days
Ageing 11 months
Bottling After ageing of at least 1 year in barrique
To maximise your enjoyment of this wine it is very important to allow it to breathe before consumption. It should therefore be opened and if possible, decanted at least two hours before drinking.
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BARRIQUE WINE METHODS
At the top of the quality and price scales are the barrique Barbera’s. In the 1980’s following the lead of their Tuscan counterparts, Piedmont producers started to pay more attention to cultivation methods and to age wines from their best vineyards in small oak barrels known as “barriques.” Because, in this method of production, more of the wine is exposed to oak, these Barbera’s will usually be higher in tannins, have more structure, and can age quite gracefully. Not surprisingly, these wines are at the top of the price and quality scale and can often command premium prices.