Carlin de Paolo ‘Cvrsvs Vitae’ Barbera d’Asti 2024

Production zone: Piedmont Region, Province of Asti

Climate: Mediterranean, characterized by harsh winters with temperatures reaching -15°C, and hot and humid summers with temperatures reaching 35° C

Soil: limy, clayey, sandy and calcareous

Altitude: 180-340 meters above sea level

Training system: traditional Piedmontese guyot with a vine density ranging from 4,000 to 4,500 vine stocks per hectare

Production yield per hectare: 90 quintals

Average age of the vines: 20-40 years

Vinification: temperature controlled steel tanks

Colour: intense ruby red with fair purple nuances

Aroma: intensely vinous, heady, and ethereal with typical and prevailing fruity notes of cherry, liquorice, plums, violet and blackberry

Taste: tannic, full-flavoured, dry, astringent and persistent, with a balanced acidity without excess
Total acidity: < 5.6 gr./l
Dry extract: 28 gr./l
Serving temperature: 18°C in stem glassed for full-body red wines
Packaging: 6 bottles per box
Notes: available also with screw cap or in bag –in-box