Barbera d'Alba Vigna Scarrone 2017

VIETTI

Barbera d'Alba Vigna Scarrone
2017

  • Organic
  • Vegan
  • Organic Agriculture / In Conversion
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC)
Region
Piedmont
Appellation
Barbera d'Alba
Varietal(s)
Barbera 100 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
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About this winery

The history of the Vietti winery traces its roots back to the 19th Century. Only at the beginning of the 20th century, however, did the Vietti name become a winery offering its own wines in bottle. Patriarch Mario Vietti, starting from 1919 made the first Vietti wines, selling most of the production in Italy. His most significant achievement was to transform the family farm, engaged in many fields, into a grape-growing and wine-producing business. Then, in 1952, Alfredo Currado (Luciana...

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Production notes

The grapes are selected from the single vineyard Scarrone in Castiglione Falletto, nearby the winery. A cold maceration is done in steel tanks before the alcoholic fermentation that last approximately 2 weeks. After this, the wine macerates for another week, then it is racked and it is moved to oak for malolactic.

Tasting notes

Ruby purple colour with intense aromas of ripe red and black cherries. With refreshing acidity, rich tannins, full body, the single vineyard Scarrone has finesse, excellent balance, great complexity, integration and a long lingering finish.

Press reviews

Vinous

- 92 points -

Antonio Galloni, (Vintage 2018)

The 2018 Barbera d'Alba Vigna Scarrone combines fruit intensity with finesse to a degree I don't think I have seen before. Silky yet deep, with captivating balance, the 2018 is seductive from the very first taste. Black cherry, plum, mocha, spice, licorice and leather flesh out as this succulent, juicy Barbera shows off its considerable charms. The 2018 is a joyous wine from the very first taste.

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