Vietti Barbera d'Asti La Crena

In the glass

Aroma: blackberry, cherry, spice

Palate: ripe fruit, spice

From old vines planted in 1932, La Crena is a serious, age-worthy Barbera with ruby depth, ripe blackberry and cherry and spicy notes over Barbera's signature racy acidity.

What it pairs with

• Agnolotti del plin
  Barbera's bright acidity cuts the rich meat filling.
• Salumi platter
  The wine's fruit and acidity refresh the palate against cured fats.
• Risotto al Barbera
  A regional match where the wine echoes the dish's own base.

History

La Crena comes from a Barbera vineyard in Agliano Terme whose oldest section dates to 1932, giving one of the region's most structured, age-worthy Barberas.

1. 1932 — Oldest section of the La Crena vineyard planted
2. 1982 — Vietti bottles La Crena as a single-vineyard Barbera

Facts

Producer

Vietti

Grapes

Barbera (100%)

Classification

Barbera d'Asti DOCG

ABV

14.5%

Price

EUR 40 to 70 at retail

Drinking window

5 to 15 from vintage

First vintage

1982

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