Today barbera occupies about 50% of the landscape in wine of Piedmont, for a certain period the wine was somewhat forgotten in Italy, and even devalued, but recognition Superiore DOCG Barbera del Monferrao marked the rinascimento this wine among the major national actors.
The main area of \u200b\u200bgrape growing Barbera, first documented in Piedmont in 1798, is the Monferrato.
the discipline requires that the cultivation of vines is done on land with clay, limestone and choline. The altitudinal not exceed 650 m above sea level, and new vineyards planted must be no exposure to the north. The
production area comprises the territory of 214 municipalities, 98 of which are perfectly divided between the Upper and Lower Monferrato in the province of Alessandria, Asti and 116 in that, or is produced in almost all municipalities, except those of Cellarengo and Villanova d'Asti.
Grape: Barbera, can also be used to Freise and / or Grignolino and / or Dolcetto, a maximum of 15%.
alcoholic gradation Minimum: 13%
Aging: 14 months minimum period of at least 6 in oak barrels of any size.
Best time to consume : on average 3-5 years.
To know the meaning of Superiore visit the link: classification of Italian wines
Author: Micheline Bavutti
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