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Vietti Barbera d'Alba Trevigne 2022
£171.00
Current Price (inc. Tax)
6 bottle(s) at £28.50 per bottle.
In stock
SKU
HD5279022A
Vietti Barbera d'Alba Trevigne 2022
- Country Italy
- Region- Piedmont
- Grape Varieties- Barbera 100%
- Alcohol by volume- 14.5%
- Body Value: C (A is light, E is full-bodied)
Residual Sugar: 0.4
Contains Sulphites: Yes
Vegetarian/Vegan: Yes/Yes
Milk/Eggs: No/No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No - Case 6/75cl
- Producer- Vietti
- Vietti Barbera d'Alba Trevigne 2021
- Smooth and rounded, showing lovely purity of fruit with a core of ripe red cherry enveloped by delicate vanilla and violet. Sweet tannins and beautifully integrated oak through to a cherry note on the long, persistent finish. 2021 was a warm year. A rainy winter with plenty of snow followed a drier spring weather with little rain. The summer was medium-hot, with a rather wet July and an almost summer-like month of September. The wines show great structure and intensity. Potentially an outstanding vintage for ageing, 2021 was rated excellent.
Each vineyard parcel was individually vinified to capture the nuances of the terroir. Fermentation lasted approximately two weeks, taking place in stainless steel vats with frequent délestages and daily pump-overs to oxygenate the juice, resulting in a softer, fruity juice. The malolactic conversion took place in steel tanks before the wine spent approximately one year in a combination of used barriques, large oak casks, and steel tanks, resulting in wonderful complexity.
Smooth and rounded, this wine shows the lovely purity of fruit. Its core is ripe red cherry, enveloped by delicate vanilla and violet. Sweet tannins and beautifully integrated oak lead to a cherry note on the long, persistent finish.
| Price | £142.50 |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Bottles Per Case | 6 |
| Bottle Size | 75 |
| 2 cases 10% off | No |
| Winery | As the name suggests, the grapes for Trevigne are principally selected from vineyards in three Langhe crus: Castiglione Falletto, Monforte d’Alba, and La Morra. Aspects vary; each vineyard has its character, producing an expressive and complex wine. The soils are rich in limestone-clay, with pockets of marl, which is mainly fine and silty in composition with clayey sediments; the Barbera variety thrives in these soils and produces balanced wines. The Guyot-trained vines are between 28 and 43 years of age and are low-yielding, producing berries that ripen slowly and have thick skins. They are planted at an average density of around 4,500 vines per hectare. The vineyard is sustainably cultivated, and the vines are manually harvested when each vineyard h |
| Keywords | Vietti, Barbera, d'Alba, Trevigne,Piedmont |
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