'The Bacialè, in Piedmontese dialect, is the spouse, the one who arranges marriages. In fact, this wine is the result of a perfect marriage between Barbera and other grapes.<br /><br />Denomination Monferrato Rosso D.O.C.<br />Grapes and Vineyard: Barbera from the vineyards of Castelnuovo Calcea; Merlot from the vineyards of Rocchetta Tanaro and San Marzano Oliveto; Cabernet Sauvignon from<br />the vineyards of Rocchetta Tanaro and San Marzano Oliveto; Cabernet Franc from the vineyards of Rocchetta Tanaro; Pinot Noir from the vineyard of San Marzano Oliveto.<br />Each variety is harvested and vinified separately, starting with Pinot Noir by degree of ripeness, then Merlot, Barbera, Cabernet Franc and finally Cabernet Sauvignon.<br />Vinification: The hand-picked grapes are further selected by experienced personnel before soft destemming-crushing, which ensures greater integrity of the grapes and<br />avoids undesirable herbaceous notes. Fermentation takes place in steel vats, which guarantee better than other materials that the fermentation takes place in a<br />contamination-free environment and that the temperature can be kept under control. During fermentation, the must is pumped over (every 6 hours or so) and délestage (a<br />couple of times in the first 15 days) for a total period of about 3 weeks. At the end, the wines are racked into barriques to optimise colour stabilisation and malolactic<br />fermentation. The wines are then matured in barriques selected according to the different types of wine for 12 months and finally blended. Blending is preceded by a careful<br />tasting to decide the composition, which may vary in percentage terms each year.<br />Serve at: 16-18°<br />
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€21.80
