Wine Bricco della Bigotta Barbera d'Asti DOC 2006
Reviews of purchase Bricco della Bigotta Barbera d'Asti DOC 2006
Tasting Notes
Wine of deep ruby red color.
Full-bodied, rich, well-structured with excellent balance and an incredibly long finish.
Wine with an intense, complex aroma in which tones of ripe berries, cherries, violets intertwined with hints of undergrowth, spices, licorice and toasted oak nuances.
The wine goes well with roast red meats, poultry (including birds), hard cheeses.
Interesting Facts
Bricco della Barbera d'Asti Bigotta is more feminine wine. Harvest for wine harvested in October. Vinification: maceration for 20 days and 16 months aging in small oak Barik. After that, the wine Bricco della Bigotta stand another 12 months in bottle prior to implementation. The wine can be drunk now, but the potential of wine aging from 10 years or more.
Company founder Braida, Giacomo Bologna, known primarily by the fact that thanks to him became apparent - Piedmont Barbera variety can serve as a basis for creating the greatest wines in the world. Today Barbera - one of the most common varieties of the region. As the son of a winemaker, Giacomo Bologna created in 1961, a small company in the province of Asti Braida, in Piedmont. By the early 80s the company has already produced three stellar wine: Uchellone Bricaud della Bigotta and Ai Suma. Thanks to the care of plants and aging in small French barriques, Bologna was able to shake the wine world, creating a rich and complex wines from varieties that were previously considered only subsidiary.
Today the company is successfully managing Anna, widow of Giacomo, and their children Raffaella and Giuseppe.
