BARBERA D’ALBA VIGNA SCARRONE VIETTI 2020
In the vineyard:
Barbera grapes from the youngest part of the Scarrone vineyard, planted in 1988. South-east exposure in the municipality of Castiglione Falletto on soils rich in calcareous clay marl typical of the Langhe.
In the cellar:
Pre-fermentative cold maceration. Alcoholic fermentation for approximately two weeks in open steel vats, with mechanical punching down, délestage, and several pump-overs. After alcoholic fermentation, post-fermentative maceration with the skins occurs; the wine is then racked and transferred to barriques for malolactic fermentation. Followed by aging for approximately 18 months in barriques, casks, and steel. Certified organic.
Tasting notes:
Ruby red color; the nose reveals intense aromas of red and black cherries, vanilla, and spices. The palate expresses good acidity, a full body, and a persistent finish. Serve at 16–19°C with agnolotti del plin in roast sauce, braised meats, and aged cheeses.
The winery
Winegrowers for four generations, it was Carlo Vietti who founded the winery at the end of the 19th century in the municipality of Castiglione Falletto, in the Langhe. In the early 1900s, his son Mario began selling the Barolo they had started producing. From the 1960s onwards, his daughter Lucia, together with her husband, oenologist Alfredo Currado, carried forward the work of the Vietti winery. Alfredo was the first to vinify individual vineyards separately. In an era like the 1960s, Barolo was not conceived as a wine from individual “crus,” but rather was born from the vinification of all the vineyards together. Alfredo’s other great pioneering vision was to valorize Arneis, a native grape variety long forgotten by local producers: the winery began vinifying it as a single varietal, and other producers followed suit, leading Arneis to become the most important white grape variety of the territory today.
Today Vietti is considered one of the greatest semi-traditional Barolo producers, making masterful use of both large casks and barriques.
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