Production area | Vigna dietro casa, Imola estate |
Appellation | Colli d'Imola DOC Barbera Frizzante |
Grape variety | 100% Barbera |
Altitude | 120 m. asl |
Soil profile | Clay |
Traning system | GDC (Geneva Double Courtin) |
Vineyard density | 4,000 vines / hectare |
Vineyard age | 24 years |
Yield per vine | 2 kg/vine, with cluster thinning |
Harvest period | Mid September, manual picking |
Vinification | In pressure tanks for 60 days, with cultured yeasts |
Fermentation temperature | 17-19°C |
Maturation | Pressure tank |
Malolactic fermentation | Not |
Average annual production | 7,000 bottles |
Appearance | Ruby red with purple hints |
Bouquet | Fresh red fruits, sour cherry and wild strawberry |
Palate | Enters fresh and fruity, lively and bubbly and ends with
a sensation of palate neatness |
Serving suggestion | Piadina con salumi (traditional flat unleavened bread served hot and stuffed with cured meats), traditional pasta soup with beans, baked lasagne, veal escalopes with mushrooms |