Tasting Notes - Fresh ripe fruit, pulp and spices provide the Barbera d'Alba "Fides" with body, structure, depth, full concentration and harmony of flavors. This is a sumptuous wine and meant to age.
Winemaking: This is a single vineyard Barbera from Pio Cesare's "Colombaro" vineyard near the famous Ornato Estate in Serralunga d'Alba. "Fides" is Latin for trust and faith. A true act of faith and trust was made by the Pio Cesare family when, instead of Nebbiolo, they planted Barbera in a vineyard where a great Barolo could have been produced instead. Fermentation takes place in stainlesssteel tanks. There is skin contact for about 10 days. Right after the drawing off, the wine rests 20 months in medium-toasted French oak casks, 80 percent in barriques and 20 percent in 20 hectoliter casks.
Winemaking: This is a single vineyard Barbera from Pio Cesare's "Colombaro" vineyard near the famous Ornato Estate in Serralunga d'Alba. "Fides" is Latin for trust and faith. A true act of faith and trust was made by the Pio Cesare family when, instead of Nebbiolo, they planted Barbera in a vineyard where a great Barolo could have been produced instead. Fermentation takes place in stainlesssteel tanks. There is skin contact for about 10 days. Right after the drawing off, the wine rests 20 months in medium-toasted French oak casks, 80 percent in barriques and 20 percent in 20 hectoliter casks.
