100% Barbera

15 Year Old vines

 

Winemaking:

It is immediately drawn off, pressed and then transferred to a 35hl stainless steel tank. Here it carries out part of the spontaneous fermentation in contact with the skins, without temperature control. 2-3 punch downs per day are carried out as needed. A small part of the must is preserved before fermentation, it will be used to restart the fermentation inside the bottle, thus obtaining a natural sparkling.

The wine is bottled in the spring in a waning moon and aged 6 months in bottle.

We do not carry out any clarification and filtration or addition of sulfur dioxide.

 

TENUTA FORESTO are young vignerons from Nizza Monferrato in the heart of the UNESCO site of Piedmont region. They made their dream come true and created a place where they can grow their own grapes and make their own wine. Thier vineyards are hand-grown and the grapes that they get are simply escorted to the cellar, without the aid of any additives. In their farm they search for a holistic approach and they maintain a holistic and low impact ecosystem. They mainly produce Barbera, Moscato, Cortese and Chardonnay. Their vines vary from ten to seventy years old, exposure is mostly south to south-west, with tufa (limestone) throughout, with some clay and chalk (limestone again) mixed in. Inspiration comes from the local winemaking tradition and they experiment maceration and fermentation in bottle.