2022 Podere Ruggeri Corsini Barbera d'Alba DOC

100% Barbera from a 25 year old, 5.4 acre vineyard farmed organically (uncertified) on clay soils in Monforte d’Alba.  Aged in stainless steel for 10-14 months before being bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulfur additions. About 1600 cases made. 

Tasting Notes

This medium bodied red wine is fragrant, with old-world aromas of cherry, raspberry and plum and a hint of leather and smoke. It’s super smooth, with medium-low tannins and high acidity and really great persistence of the fruity flavors, which echo the nose. Will show best with food- this is a classic pairing with pizza or anything with tomato sauce. Really, it’s very versatile foodwise!

About Podere Ruggeri Corsini

Nicola Agramante was born in Tuscany and raised in Piedmont. He met his wife, Loredana, who is from Sardinia, at the University of Turin together: she was getting a post-graduate degree in viticulture; he a PhD in enology, and they fell completely in love. In the early 1990s Nicola was consulting for various producers in the Langhe while writing his papers and fulfilling his degree requirements when he stumbled upon the hamlet of Corsini. It lay tucked away in a little valley just north of Monforte d’Alba, a couple of houses and farm buildings surrounded by vines. In 1995 they got married, bought the hamlet, and started their life together. Podere Ruggeri Corsini: farm + Nicola’s mother’s surname + name of hamlet. Nicola’s mother is in there because she provided money to make the purchase. Nicola still consults here and there, but mostly he is in the cellar while Loredana is in the vines, and their two daughters are now taking an active interest in the domaine. They have 25 acres of vineyards divided among 24 parcels, and average just over 6,000 cases of wine each year. They walk a really nice line between traditionalists and modernists, meaning that their wines are transparent with clear impressions, while possessing superb drinkability.