CASE PRICE = $13.99 per bottle (add 12+ quantity to your basket)
About This Wine ('08 Vintage):
Designation: estate-bottled Barbera d’Asti DOC
Region: Asti, Piedmont, Italy
Grapes: 100% Barbera
Winemaking: the grapes are selected from young vineyards, approximately 10 years old, in Agliano d’Asti that are planted 4,800 plants per hectare with a yield of 39 hl/ha. The must is kept, for 12 days, in stainless steel tanks at 30-32°C.
Aging: at the end of the malolactic fermentation, the wine is moved into French oak barrels or Slavonian oak casks for 12 months, then into steel tanks 2 months before bottling. The wine is bottled unfiltered to retain complexity.
Food Pairings: antipasti, rich salads, grilled seasoned vegetables, hearty soups, pastas or with breaded veal, pork, chicken with light sauces
Alcohol: 14.58 % Alc. by vol.
What Does It Taste Like?
Ruby purple color with ripe red cherry aromas with hints of
mineral and vanilla. A dry, medium bodied red wine with refreshing
acidity (making it perfect to pair with food) and soft tannins, the
Barbera d'Asti Tre Vigne is well balanced with good integration of oak,
good complexity and a finish of more red cherries.
Ratings & Reviews
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate ('08 Vintage):"The 2008 Barbera d'Asti Tre Vigne is a fresh, vinous wine ideal for
drinking over the next few years. This mid-weight Barbera offers
excellent balance, if not the pedigree of the finest vintages.
Anticipated maturity: 2010-2013.
Vietti is one of my favorite producers in Italy. The estate's
entry-level Tre Vigne Barberas are usually great values, but in 2008
they seem to lack the stuffing of the best years." -Antonio Galloni (8/2010)
