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Barbera d'Asti Superiore 'Alfiera' Marchesi Alfieri 2020

Barbera d'Asti Superiore 'Alfiera' Marchesi Alfieri 2020

Marchesi Alfieri
Red wine full-bodied and intense, with intense aromas of cherries and berries, with a final with notes of cocoa and vanilla, robust, beautiful smoothness and persistence, aged for 18 months in barriques

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29,60 
Awards
2 Gambero Rosso
4 Vitae AIS
94 Veronelli
5 Bibenda
96 Luca Maroni

Features

Denomination

Barbera d'Asti DOCG

Vines

Barbera 100%

Tipologia

Alcohol content

15 %

Format

75 cl Bottle

Vineyards

Alfiera is a "sorì" of Marchesi Alfieri, planted in 1937 to 4.500 vines per hectare

Vinification

On the skins in steel for 15-20 days, then malolactic fermentation in barrels

Aging

18 months in barrique of Allier and Tronçais, then 6-8 months in bottle

Additional Notes

Contains sulfites

BARBERA D'ASTI SUPERIORE 'ALFIERA' MARCHESI ALFIERI 2020 DESCRIPTION

The Barbera d'Asti Superiore "Alfiera" is the flagship wine of the Marchesi Alfieri, the cru comes from a company which is produced in limited quantities only in great vintages. Marchesi Alfieri is a historic winery in Piedmont, located in San Martino Alfieri, in the hills give way to Asti to Alba; that of Alfieri is a piece of history of Piedmont, as the castle where the headquarters of the company is currently in the hands of Alfieri since 1616 Barbera d'Asti Superiore "Alfiera" by Marchesi Alfieri brings together a very interesting peculiarity: it is born a "sorì" company, a historical vineyard of 4 hectares planted in 1937 with 4,500 vines per hectare. A real gem, the story of a story of quality, passion and sweat. Barbera "Alfiera" comes to life in these historic vines before being harvested manually; the winery followed by a fermentation in stainless steel in contact with the skins which lasts for 15-20 days before being transferred into barrique of Allier and Troncais where it ages for 18 months, developing its intense aromatic content and all its softness . In the glass the Barbera d'Asti Superiore "Alfiera" surprise from the color, a dark ruby red, impenetrable, before being allowed in all of its flavors ranging from cherry ripe wild berry, plum from vanilla to chocolate. Intense aromas, elegant, amplifying the softness and texture of this great Barbera d'Asti.

Colour

Dark ruby red

Taste

Full, with a great structure and softness, with a long and fruity final

Scent

Intense and complex with ripe cherry, berry and plum, with hints of vanilla and cocoa