Features
Name:
"Cypresses' Nizza DOCG
Terrain:
Layers of 'Asti sands' on layers of Sant'Agata marls. Clayey-calcareous marls of marine sedimentary origin
Cellar
Since 1956, Michele Chiarlo has been vinifying the essence of Piedmont, loving and enhancing the most incredible wine-growing area in the world. Cultivating 110 hectares of vineyards between Langhe, Monferrato and Gavi, the best crus in full respect of strict ecological criteria, terroir and their expressions. If tradition is a consolidated innovation, Michele Chiarlo can be fully considered a 'traditional' reality. They have always focused on enhancing the great terroirs of the Langhe and Monferrato, using only indigenous vines, Nebbiolo, Barbera, Cortese and Moscato grown exclusively in the hills, which are the authentic expression and symbol of their terroir and the thousand-year-old wine culture of these places. Michele Chiarlo has chosen an integral sustainable approach, an attention to the environment and the production context that is reflected in every choice made by the winery in order to protect a landscape that is at the very basis of the quality of its wines
Description
Michele Chiarlo's Barbera 'Cipressi' is a red obtained in one of the most representative areas of the vine. The greatness of the 2020 vintage is̀ derived from the ideal climate in the crucial phase, i.e. a mild, dry September that allowed the grapes to ripen perfectly and be perfectly healthy. A wine with a great expressive profile.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Brilliant ruby red colour
Aroma surprising for its clarity and elegance with hints of violets, blackberries and raspberries and sweet spicy and tobacco notes
Ample, harmonious structure on the palate; impresses with its fresh softness and slightly balsamic, savoury, rounded finish
Storage time:
6-10 years
Vinification
In steel vats. 10/12 days of maceration in contact with the skins with soft soaking of the cap using the 'shower' system. Malolactic fermentation in steel
Acknowledgements
2020 Wine Enthusiast 94/100
2020 Falstaff 93/100
