Features
Name:
Il Pozzo Barbera IGT 2020
Terrain:
Calcareous and marl-rich
Cellar
Alessio Brandolini's company was founded in 1873, in the municipality of San Damiano al Colle, thanks to Carlo Brandolini, his great-grandfather. The business was then continued by his son Aristide and later by Costante, father of the current owner Alessio. Later, the latter, freshly graduated, took over the management of the company, full of ideas and enthusiasm after long experiences in the most important wineries. The Azienda Agricola Alessio Brandolini is a member of the FIVI - Federazione Italiana Vignaioli Indipendenti (Italian Federation of Independent Winegrowers), a non-profit organisation that protects and enhances the figure, work, interests and technical-economic needs of the Italian independent winegrower. No synthetic fertilisers are used in the vineyard, high planting density: a high number of vines per hectare to increase competition between vines and reduce the quantity of grapes per plant, permanent grassing. In the cellar, cryomaceration, long maceration, barrel and bottle ageing are carried out. The Oltrepò Pavese is a generous land, which allows different varieties of wine to be produced well. The labels that characterise the wines are all designed by Beppe Pasciutti, an Italian artist originally from Lomellina.
Description
It is produced from a vineyard of Barbera grapes in the municipality of San Damiano al Colle, on hills exposed to the sun at an altitude between 250 and 300 metres above sea level. Produced exclusively in favourable years.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Ruby red in colour, the nose reveals ample aromas with hints of morello cherry, coffee and cocoa. The taste is soft, of great complexity and balance, with a long persistence.
Storage time:
1-7 years
Vinification
Once crushed, the grapes are fermented in contact with the skins for about 25 days followed by barrel ageing.
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