Barbera d'Asti Bionzo 2017

Description

The Barbera d'Asti DOCG Bionzo from the La Spinetta winery is a still red wine produced in Costigliole d'Asti, in the heart of the upper Monferrato, in an area where the rolling hills of the Langhe and lush forests share the scene with the placid Tanaro River. The Barbera d'Asti DOCG Bionzo was born about forty years ago from qualitative research that saw the Asti area as a new and prolific frontier for the cultivation of the Barbera grape. This wine is characterized by a small but curious distinctive feature: the label features a woodcut by the German artist Albrecht Dürer depicting a rhinoceros. The area's continental climate is characterized by strong temperature variations and very little rainfall, while the soil is calcareous with sedimentary rocks. Despite its relatively recent origins, Barbera d'Asti DOCG Bionzo comes from vines that are approximately 60 years old. The vineyards, facing south at approximately 300 meters above sea level, are trained using the Guyot system without the use of pesticides or herbicides. The result is very small but superior-quality bunches. The harvest takes place between the end of September and the first week of October. After carefully selecting only the finest bunches, the alcoholic fermentation begins in the cellar in rotofermenters. After a week, the must begins a slow aging process, initially in wooden barriques for approximately 18 months, followed by a further refinement in steel tanks, followed by three months of bottle aging.

Details

Perfume

Aromas of cassis and bitter-sweet dark chocolate.

Color

Dark ruby red.

Taste

Broad and silky with creaminess and depth of flavour, this one has a filling to cover its healthy acidity and finishes with suave tannins, influenced by wood and spicy character.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

La Spinetta

From this winery

• Start up year: 1977
• Oenologist: Giorgio Rivetti, Andrea Rivetti
• Bottles produced: 500.000
• Hectares: 100

The Spinetta winery was founded by the Rivetti family, Argentinean emigrants who came to Italy with the dream of producing their wines. The winery's name derives from the place where the family settled, at la Spinetta (hilltop) in Castagnole Lanze, the production area of Moscato d'Asti, a light and fresh wine to be enjoyed with desserts. And it was precisely by realising the potential of this wine that the Rivetti family began producing the Moscato Biancospino and the Bricco Quaglia. The desire for growth of the Spinetta winery manifested itself in the production of a red wine, Barbera Cà di Pian, which was followed by others such as Barbaresco, Barbera d'Alba Gallina until 2000 when the well-known Barolo was produced. La Spinetta wines are the result of an intense study of the terroir, with a preference for indigenous varieties and a path that sees its greatest work in the vineyard, since to achieve great results most of the work must be done in the vineyard and the rest in the winery. The La Spinetta wines featured on Xtrawine are characterised by their balanced taste with bottles that have received important awards from: Bibenda, Gambero Rosso, Veronelli and AIS.. Xtrawine offers bottles from the best vintages of 2013 and 2014 made from varietals such as: Nebbiolo, Blend Rosso and Sangiovese. Read more

Piedmont

Technical Sheet

Name	La Spinetta Barbera d'Asti Superiore Bionzo 2017
Type	Red green still
Denomination	Barbera d'Asti DOCG
Vintage	2017
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Barbera
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Vendor	La Spinetta
Origin	Bionzo Castigliole d'Asti (AT)
Climate	Altitude: 300 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South.
Soil composition	Limestone
Cultivation system	Guyot
Harvest	End of September / beginning of October
Wine making	Alcoholic fermentation for 6-7 days in temperature-controlled tanks, malolactic fermentation in French oak.
Aging	16 8 months in completely new, medium-toasted French oak barriques, transferred to stainless steel vats for 6 months before bottling. Matured in bottle for a further 6 months.
Year production	12000 bottles
Allergens	Contains sulphites