Literally campo del rosso, or “the redhead’s field” (in Piedmontese, “camp” means vineyard and “du rouss” means red hair), this wine takes its name from the vineyard’s very first owner: a red-headed man who was so burly he frightened the children.

Appellation:
Barbera d’Asti d.o.c.g.

First vintage produced:
1985

Grape variety:
Barbera

Production area:
south of Asti

Exposure:
south – south west

Soil composition:
calcareous clay marl with prevalence of silt

Vineyard altitude:
650/820 ft a.s.l.

Training system:
Guyot

Vineyard density:
4.000-5.000 plants per hectare

Harvest:
selection in vineyards of the healthiest, ripest grapes hand collected in 40 lb picking baskets

Vinification system:
maceration with skin contact with short and soft pumping over the skin cap

Aging:
12 months in french oak barrels (80% of second and third year, 20% new)

Color:
dark ruby red

Nose:
intense spice and ripe red fruits scents

Taste:
fine, well structured and long-lasting

Pairings:
pasta with beans, risotto with porcini mushrooms, chicken chasseur

Serving temperature:
16°/18° C.