Barbera d'Alba Scarrone Vigna Vecchia - Vietti - 2017

75 cl

Robert Parker: 94+ points

Alcohol content: 15% vol.

Grape varieties: 100% Barbera

Vinification:

The hand-picked grapes are destemmed and cold macerated in open stainless steel fermentation tanks for 48 hours. Mash fermentation lasts around 14 days, with regular remontage and délestage to achieve optimum colour and tannin extraction. Malolactic fermentation in small oak barrels. Maturation for 18 months, mainly in barriques (French oak), of which approx. 25% are new, and to a lesser extent in large wooden barrels. The wine is neither fined nor filtered before bottling.

Tasting note:

The Vietti 2017 Barbera d'Alba Vigna Vecchia Scarrone is made from precious old vines, some of which have reached the 100-year mark, and is a deep, dark and luscious red wine. It is a front-runner in terms of colour intensity and fruitiness. The concentration and density of the wine is considerable, but the mouthfeel never feels heavy or overdone. Yes, this is a dark and brooding Barbera, but the fresh acidity allows the wine to hop and skip a little in its proverbial footsteps. Condensed fruit is followed by rusty nails, gravel and black liquorice.

Cantina Vietti:

The Vietti winery is located in the historic centre of the world-famous wine village of Castiglione Falletto, in the heart of the Barolo region, surrounded by the picturesque hills of the Langhe. Vietti was founded at the end of the 19th century by Carlo Vietti. For four generations now, the Vietti family has cultivated the art of winemaking. The grapes from which Vietti wines are made grow in the best vineyards in the Barolo, Barbaresco, Nizza-Monferrato and Colli Tortonesi areas.

Geology and climatological conditions give them their unique character. Vietti wines express their origins in a typical and clear way that is rarely found today. This loyalty to tradition, without neglecting what is happening in the world of wine production, has secured Vietti wines a place on many top wine lists in the catering world. Since 1974, selected Vietti wines have been labelled with individual artist labels. Inspired by the wine, they are created by renowned artists especially for the respective vintage.