Braida Bricco Della Bigotta - Barbera D'Asti 2004 with the remainder on clay

with the remainder on clay and limestone soils covered by a thin layer of gravel

some parts even reaching 120 years

On the nose it is striking with intense notes of ripe dark fruit

later classified as Grand Cru on the occasion of the Paris Exhibition of 1855

yet lively and vibrant

Braida Bricco Della Bigotta - Barbera D'Asti 2004 with the remainder on clayThe Bricco della Bigotta is a great red wine from Braida, a flagship Barbera, together with the Bricco dell'Uccellone, from the famous Monferrato winery founded by Giacomo Bologna. Its name is a nice homage to an old lady who lived near the vineyard where Giacomo Bologna grew his Barbera grapes, a regular in formal and exhibited devotional practices. History has it that the wine was created after a cardinal, a great lover of Barbera, asked Giacomo to