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Barbera d'Asti Ruleja
2003
Montegrosso
Legal Designation:
Barbera d'Asti DOC
Producer:
Montegrosso
Grape:
Barbera
Region:
Piemonte
Wine Type:
Red
Vintage:
2003
The Montegrosso winery is steeped in history: documents show that its present owners, the Motta family, have been producing wine since 1794. The company itself takes its name from the feudal Castle of Montegrosso d’Asti, built in 1134 by order of the Marquis Bonifacio del Vasto, which dominates the hilly area around Asti in Piemonte. This historical awareness is evident in the Mottas’ approach to wine-making, for it is within the castle’s old cellars that Montegrosso’s noble DOC and DOCG wines are left to mature.
The Ruleja vineyard is located 9 kilometres east in the tiny town of Montaldo Scarampi. These two hectares are cultivated with old grapevines originally planted 60 years ago, and the combination of calcareous soil with sandy strata and high altitude is an ideal habitat for the Barbera grapes to thrive.
The grapes’ skins remain for 15-18 days, after which the wine is stabilized at natural temperatures in containers left outside the cellar during the winter months. Following 12 months spent in French barriques, the wine is transferred to barrels made of oak originating from Slavonia and Arliè. Here the wine is allowed to amalgamate, bringing forth Ruleja’s most marked yet delicate characteristics.
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