Barbera d'Asti Superiore 'Le Rocchette', Tenuta Olim Bauda, DOCG, Piedmont, Italy

Tasting Note Garnet red with purple hues. Complex, deep aromas of ripe fruit, plum, cocoa and spice. Soft and harmonious on the palate, well structured, with sweet, fine-grained tannins that give real fullness and a long, persistent finish. Grapes 100% Barbera How to Drink With roast beef, fillet steak and medium-aged cheeses. Producer Information Tenuta Olim Bauda is a secluded family estate in the hills of Piedmont, found at the end of a long, winding drive off the busy Via Prata. It is run by siblings Dino, Diana and Gianni, who devote themselves to fresh, expressive Barbera d'Asti and pure, vibrant Gavi, made in the most delicate, low-intervention way. The estate works its vineyards organically, without chemical weedkillers. Production Information From the estate's Bauda vineyard, hand-picked in the first week of October. The grapes are pressed in the estate cellar and macerated with the skins for 12 days during fermentation in stainless steel. The wine then spends 18 months in large 25hl French Allier oak barrels, followed by a further six months in bottle before release.