Bricco dell’Uccellone Barbera d’Asti DOC – Braida – 2020

75 cl

Alcohol content: 16% vol.

Grape varieties: 100% Barbera

Vinification:

Mashing on the skins for 20 days at a controlled temperature. Matured for 12 months in 225 litre oak barrels.

Tasting note:

Intense ruby colour with purple reflections. Beguiling, multi-layered, seductive nose with lots of ripe, dark fruit, roasted notes, dark chocolate and some pepper. Full and firm on the palate. Voluminous, with a dense structure. Again dark fruit, cherries, notes of warm spices. Long, juicy and very harmonious finish.

The legendary Piedmontese winery Braida is world-famous for revolutionising the Barbera grape variety and is characterised by the following features:

Origins & Core Values: The winery has its origins and is headquartered in Rocchetta Tanaro, in the province of Asti, in the heart of the Piedmont, Italy.

Vineyards: The vineyards stretch across renowned cru sites in the Monferrato region.

Extension: For its white wine project, the estate also utilises higher-altitude vineyards (up to 450 metres above sea level) in the Alta Langa, to make the most of the cool nights.

The iconic founder: The winery was founded by Giacomo Bologna in 1961. The name „Braida“ comes from his father Giuseppe’s nickname.

Current leadership: Following Giacomo’s death, his children, who were trained oenologists, took over Raffaella and Giuseppe („Beppe“) Bologna, the management.

Support: The siblings are successfully running the family business together with their mother, Anna, and Raffaella’s husband, Norbert Reinisch.

The Barbera pioneer: Giacomo Bologna achieved the „miracle“ of liberating the Barbera grape from its status as a tart, everyday wine. He transformed it into a fine grape variety prized worldwide. 

Vinification: The style is characterised by austere Yield limit in the vineyard and the innovative Ageing in French barriques. This gives the wines structure, smoothness and ageing potential.

Wine structure: The wines strike a masterful balance between Tradition and Innovation. They are full-bodied, powerful and complex, yet always retain the characteristic, lively freshness and fruitiness of the Barbera grape. 

 

Cult wine: The flagship and the very embodiment of this style is the world-famous, cult Barbera „Bricco dell’Uccellone“.