Cascina Garitina Niades – DOCG

Cascina Garitina Niades. Barbera from Piedmont, Italy. A light ruby dessert wine with aromas reminiscent of muscat and aromas of delicious red fruits such as cherries, blackberries and raspberries. It also features light floral notes and delicate fresh acidity. This brachetto comes from Monferrato in northern Italy where the Mediterranean climate allows for slow ripening of the grapes. This gives them a chance to develop slowly which especially benefits the suppleness and elegance of this wine. The wine obtained its pleasant sweetness through a second fermentation and is a very special surprising product. Barbera: outside Italy it is known as the second best Piedmontese blue grape, after Nebbiolo, but in Italy Barbera is known as a versatile grape. This grape is said to have originated in the Monferrato hills, in central Piedmont, and here the vine is still planted in the best locations on about half of the Piedmontese vineyards. During the sixties this Piedmontese wine grape became especially popular in the province of Agrigento. The dark blue colored grapes make a strong red wine that is often used in combination with other varieties such as Calabrese. Local names include Barbera d’Asti, Barbera Dolce, Barbera Fine, Barbera Forte, Barbera Grossa, Barbera Riccia and Barbera Vera. As for its origins, Barbera is not mentioned in Piedmont before the end of the 18th century and DNA analysis makes a relationship with Mourvèdre plausible. MEET THE WINEMAKER