Barbera d'Asti
Barbera d'Asti is an Italian red wine from 168 municipalities in the provinces of Alessandria (50 municipalities there) and Asti (118 municipalities), Piedmont . The wine has had DOCG status since July 8, 2008 , which was updated on October 8, 2010. 2225 vintners, mostly part-time, shared the vineyards in 2017 and produced 212,667 hl of Barbera d'Asti.
Cultivation
The approved vineyards are distributed among the municipalities:
- In the province of Asti : Agliano Terme , Albugnano , Antignano , Aramengo , Asti , Azzano d'Asti , Baldichieri d'Asti , Belveglio , Berzano di San Pietro , Bruno , Bubbio , Buttigliera d'Asti , Calamandrana , Calliano , Calosso , Camerano Casasco , Canelli , Cantarana , Capriglio , Casorzo , Cassinasco , Castagnole delle lance , Castagnole Monferrato , Castel Boglione , Castell'Alfero , Castellero , Castelletto Molina , Castello di Annone , Castelnuovo Belbo , Castelnuovo Calcea , Castelnuovo Don Bosco , Castel Rocchero , Celle Enomondo , Cerreto d'Asti , Cerro Tanaro , Cessole , Chiusano d'Asti , Cinaglio , Cisterna d'Asti , Coazzolo , Cocconato , Corsione , Cortandone , Cortanze , Cortazzone , Cortiglione , Cossombrato , Costigliole d'Asti , Cunico , Dusino San Michele , Ferrere , Fontanile , Frinco , Grana , Grazzano Badoglio , Incisa Scapaccino , Isola d'Asti , Loazzolo , Maranzana , Maretto , Moasca , Mombaldone , Mombaruzzo , Mombercelli , Monale , Monastero Bormida , Moncalvo , Mon cucco Torinese , Mongardino , Montabone , Montafia , Montaldo Scarampi , Montechiaro d'Asti , Montegrosso d'Asti , Montemagno , Montiglio Monferrato , Moransengo , Neviglie , Nizza Monferrato , Olmo Gentile , Passerano Marmorito , Penango , Piea , Pino d'Asti , Piovà Massaia , Portacomaro , Quaranti , Refrancore , Revigliasco d'Asti , Roatto , Robella , Rocca d'Arazzo , Roccaverano , Rocchetta Palafea , Rocchetta Tanaro , San Damiano d'Asti , San Giorgio Scarampi , San Martino Alfieri , San Marzano Oliveto , San Paolo Solbrito , Scurzolengo , Serole , Sessame , Settime , Soglio , Tigliole , Tonco , Tonengo , Vaglio Serra , Valfenera , Vesime , Viale d'Asti , Viarigi , Vigliano d'Asti , Villafranca d'Asti , Villa San Secondo and Vinchio .
- In the province of Alessandria : Acqui Terme , Alfiano Natta , Alice Bel Colle , Altavilla Monferrato , Bergamasco , Bistagno , Borgoratto Alessandrino , Camagna Monferrato , Cerrina Monferrato , Caretino , Casale Monferrato , Cassine , Castelletto Merli , Cella Monte , Cereseto , Cerrina , Coniolo , Conzano , Frascaro , Frassinello Monferrato , Fubine , Gabiano , Gamalero , Lu e Cuccaro Monferrato , Mirabello Monferrato , Mombello Monferrato , Moncestino , Murisengo , Occimiano , Odalengo Grande , Odalengo Piccolo , Olivola , Ottiglio , Ozzano Monferrato , Pontestura , Ponzano Monferrato , Ricaldone , Rosignano Monferrato , Sala Monferrato , San Giorgio Monferrato , San Salvatore Monferrato , Serralunga di Crea , Solonghello , Strevi , Terruggia , Terzo , Treville , Vignale Monferrato , Villadeati and Villamiroglio .
generation
The wine is at least 90% of the grape variety ' Barbera vinified'. Other red grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Piedmont region may be processed up to a maximum of 10%. Barbera d'Asti must mature for at least four months, and storage in wooden barrels is not required. A maturation period of at least 14 months (of which at least 6 months in wooden barrels) is required for Barbera d'Asti Superiore . Subzones with the names Colli Astiani , Nice and Tinella have been created for wines that are allowed to bear the Superiore quality seal due to a somewhat longer storage period and a higher alcohol content .
description
- Color : ruby red, with aging tendency to garnet red
- Smell : intense and characteristic, which tends to become ethereal as it ages
- Taste : dry, full-bodied, more harmonious, pleasant, full flavor due to appropriate storage
- Alcohol content : at least 12.0 percent by volume , with Superiore 12.5 percent by volume
- Total acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract content : at least 24 g / l, with Superiore 25 g / l
literature
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
- Burton Anderson: Italy's Wines 2004/05 . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7742-6365-5 .
- Jacques Orhon: Le nouveau guide des vins d'Italie . Les editions de l'homme, Montreal 2007, ISBN 978-2-7619-2437-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Provvedimenti generali relativi ai Disciplinari consolidati dei vini DOP e IGP italiani (download page with all consolidated specifications of Italian DOP and IGP wines). (PDF) politicheagricole.it (Italian Ministry of Agriculture), November 27, 2017, accessed on June 26, 2018 (Italian).
- ↑ Viticulture in figures 2017. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2017. federdoc.com, accessed on June 21, 2018 (Italian).
- ↑ Map and list of growing areas on federdoc.com