Ezio T. Barbera d’Asti Superiore Bricco del Noce 2020

Piedmont, Italy

Ezio T. Barbera d’Asti Superiore Bricco del Noce is a beautiful expression of the Barbera grape from the appellation of Asti in Piedmont. The Ezio T. estate is a Barbera specialist located in the Asti hills in the hamlet of Vianoce. The winery is based in the early nineteenth century complex of Agliano Terme, which has been in the family since the 1920s. The benchmark for ageworthy, traditional Barbera – Trinchero (aka Ezio T.) ages even their entry-level Barbera as long or longer than most Barolo are aged. Natural winemaking, ambient yeast fermentations, practicing organic.

The flagship wine is their Barbera d’Asti “Vigna del Noce”, which was planted in the hills of Asti in 1929. The old vines, coupled with short pruning produce only thirty-five hectoliters per hectare in the vineyard, and the resulting wine is as fine an example of Barbera as one will find. It offers a beautiful nose of red berries, cherries, and violets. It was aged at least 3-4 years in large, old oak botti. Ezio holds the wine back in bottle at least another six months prior to its release, and it is capable of aging very well for twenty to twenty-five years.

Enjoy Ezio T. Barbera d’Asti Superiore Bricco del Noce with grilled meats, charcuterie and cheese, soups and venison.