The Wine Journal Region_Piemonte

The Wine Journal Region_Piemonte20 years ago Neil came up with this creation, we liked it and pre ordered the books straight away. The book is a tasting record for 52 wines, included is a way to remove and save the label. The folder and binding are a very good quality, the paper is perfect for rollerball or biro, good for pencil and not great for fountain pens, that caused my reluctance to really get behind them.

These are then sorted before a soft pressing

the result is stratospheric and the production is just 3000 litres a year

The vines are Cordon trained at about 5000 vines per hectare

violet and sweet herb

this is a lighter vintage

I still think of Barbera d’Asti as Italy’s passport

Smoke and damson

The wines are matured in concrete tanks and large barrels (botti) for 12 months

fermented and aged in temperature-controlled steel tanks

2024 was a year that winter forgot

yields are just 40 hl/ha

the faintest mocha and mineral lift