The Igiea is a single-varietal Barbera from the Alto Monferrato. However, as this is not allowed to appear on the label, because in Italy, as in all other European countries, there is a somewhat confused idea of how a grape variety and a region should manifest themselves in a wine, Guido Zampaglione has dedicated this wine to his wife Igiea - which, firstly, is likeable and, secondly, sounds great anyway. The grapes for the Igiea grow on a 350 metre high plateau on a calcareous-sandy subsoil, both factors that give the wines a cool structure. Harvesting usually takes place in mid-September, followed by fermentation in wood, cement and steel. Depending on the vintage, the wine is pressed after 40-60 days and then transferred to 2000-5000 litre wooden barrels, where it matures for almost two years without any intervention. It is then bottled without filtering and with a sulphur addition of approximately 30mg/litre.
Style
Not a bit tired despite its advanced age. The Igiea is the fruitiest of the three red wines, with earth and leather underpinning the dark fruit flavours. The tannins are soft, but the acidity is demanding and lively and a welcome counterpoint to the profound body. The texture is juicy and animating and becomes increasingly powerful as it approaches the palate. If you're cooking off a steak or slicing up a salami with this wine, you can't go wrong.
Data sheet
- Grape variety: Barbera
- Management: biological
- Vineyard: A high plateau at 350 m. Soil: sand & lime
- Harvest: By hand
- Vinfication: spontaneous | Wild yeast; 40-60 days on the skins
- Ageing: 2 years in wooden barrel, several years in the bottle (depending on the year)
- Filtration: no
- SO₂:<30mg/l
- Alcohol content: 14%
- Closure: Natural corks
- Drinking temperature: 15-17 ° C
- Perfect drinking maturity: From now on - 2030
- Content and price per liter: 0.75 l/(€ 29.87/l)
- All winemakers listed at Vinonudo work in their vineyards with organic fertilizer and natural preparations and do without the use of herbicides, pesticides and artificial fertilizers.
