Another wine which tends to “Barbarescheggiare”.
It shares the San Stunet vineyard with our Barbaresco.
It spends up to two years in small wooden barrels, some new and some not.
It is called Desmentià (which is the Piedmontese word for “Forgotten”) because we forgot about it by accident and left it to age in wood for longer than planned.
Dry, well-structured and smooth, harmonious and persistent with scents of red fruit.
TECHNICAL DATASHEET
Type of wine: red
Appellation: Barbera d’Alba Desmentià
Classification: D.O.C.
Production zone: Treiso
Grape variety: Barbera
Type of soil: blue marl and clay
Exposure: South-easterly
Vinification and ageing: vinification on skins, fermentation in steel tanks for ten days, ageing in medium-capacity oak barrels for twelve months
Colour: garnet red
Palate: dry, well-structured, smooth, harmonious and persistent
Bouquet: intense, sophisticated, complex, with ripe fruity notes of blackberry and cherry
Pairings: rice and pasta dishes with meat sauces, roast meats and cheese
Serving temperature: 18° C
Alcohol content: approx. 13.5% vol.