Barbera d'Asti docg Superiore Pianoalto Cantine Bava 2003

Barbera d’Asti wine with a great personality: it takes its name from the “Pianoalto” farmstead, which belongs to Bava family. On the label there is a symbol that characterizes this family and it was attached to the barn. It presents a ruby red colour with yellow-crowned nuances, while the smell reveals perfumes of mature red fruit, blackberries, plums, black cherries, besides light and good aroma of tobacco, menthol and vanilla. The taste of it is concentred and powerful, with a strong persistence, but at the same time well-structured, with freshness, too. It accompanies perfectly flavourful first courses, second platters based on meat typical of Piedmont and seasoned cheeses.

The history of Bava’s cave started in Coccolato, in the Monferrato territory: since 1600 Bava family cultivated vineyards, but only in 1911 this cave was founded. In this manner a wines’ production began, and the Barbera d’Asti wine became famous in many countries of the world. Today the vineyards are equal to 20 hectares and they extend in Monferrato and Langa: Bava family works this territories, looking for respect the tradition and cultivating with the same sensibility of the past.