Barbera Segreto

The grapes come from a vineyard site of around 0,6 hectares in the MGA Ravera near Novello. The soil is described as clayey-silty with a small proportion of sand; the vines are around 50 years old. Following manual harvesting, the wine ferments spontaneously in a stainless steel tank and undergoes 30 days of skin maceration. It then matures for twelve months in large Austrian oak casks, twelve months in used 500-litre French tonneaux and more than two years in bottle. It is described as showing ripe woodland berries, spices and balsamic herbs, with a full, structured and persistent palate.