With Ciro Pirone
Michele Chiarlo’s Barbera d’Asti was the first wine to be produced by Michele Chiarlo and as such, it remains his greatest passion. The area of production is quite extensive, but the pursuit of more wine has led Michele Chiarlo to seek vineyards in the prestigious areas of Nizza Monferrato and the adjacent communes of Agliano, Calamandrana, Castelnuovo Calcea and Montaldo Scarampi, all within the Barbera d’Asti classic growing area.
Refinement: 8 months in big French oak barrels, afterwards at least 4 months in bottle.
Asti is a city and comune of about 75,000 inhabitants located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about 55 kilometres east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and it is deemed to be the modern capital of Monferrato. The three neighbouring Provinces of Asti, Cuneo, and Alessandria incorporate the Langhe and Monferrato hill region in the centre of Piedmont, limestone and sandstone deposits laid down by the retreating Adriatic some 5 million years ago, and are home to some of Italy's finest red wines, plus some famous whites. Asti city is in the centre of this area and is the major city of this notable wine district. Part of Monferrato lies in the Province of Asti, and is an important area for the production of fine wines.
2008 Michele Chiarlo, Barbera d’Asti ‘Le Orme’ DOCg (Piedmont) Est price $16.99
