Barbera d'Asti Tre Vigne 2017

VIETTI

Barbera d'Asti Tre Vigne
2017

  • Vegan
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC)
Region
Piedmont
Appellation
Barbera d'Asti
Varietal(s)
Barbera 100 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Producer's website

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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Tasting notes

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.

Press reviews

Wine Spectator

- 91 points -

Smart Buy

Bruce Sanderson, January 2020 (Vintage 2017)

High-toned black currant, black cherry and violet aromas and flavors are accented by vanilla and toast notes in this suave red. Supple and intense, with a lingering aftertaste of dark fruit, licorice and spice. Drink now through 2024.

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