Winery Il PortinoBarbera del Monferrato
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The Barbera del Monferrato of the Winery Il Portino is in the top 0 of wines of Barbera del Monferrato.
Details and technical informations about Winery Il Portino's Barbera del Monferrato.
Discover the grape variety: Neretto di Bairo
Light, fruity reds with a clear ruby colour, silky tannins and an airy palate with fresh acidity. Signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry) and gentle spice. A confidential heritage variety. Occasionally blended into Canavese DOC wines or bottled as a single-variety micro-cuvée by artisan producers. A native black grape of Piedmont's Canavese area, around Bairo.
Informations about the Winery Il Portino
The Winery Il Portino is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Barbera del Monferrato to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barbera del Monferrato
Piedmont DOC (1970) on the historic hills of Monferrato (Asti, Alessandria). Barbera as the king variety (the most planted in Piedmont, more accessible than Nebbiolo): deep and juicy reds with signature notes of black cherry, plum, blackberry, anise, violet, dried herbs and a liquorice touch, bright fresh acidity and a moreish palate — Piedmontese conviviality in a bottle. Ink-coloured robe. Sparkling frizzante version.
The wine region of Piedmont
Kingdom of Nebbiolo: Barolo and Barbaresco DOCG, long-ageing reds with firm tannins and lively acidity, complex aromas of withered rose, sour cherry, tar, truffle and undergrowth. More accessible, tangy Barbera on red fruit, supple, crisp Dolcetto. Sweet, floral sparkling Moscato d'Asti, mineral, lemony Gavi (Cortese) white, round, almondy Arneis from Roero. 50,000 ha across the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato, UNESCO.
The word of the wine: Slim
A thin wine, lacking flesh and body.
