The Label: original design by Pietro Cascella
The Wine: Barbera d`Asti DOC
The Vineyard: single vineyard "La Crena"
The Exposure: South
The Commune: Agliano Terme (AT)
The Surface: 2.90 ha
The Vine: Barbera - Rupestris
Total Vines number: 10.850
Year of Planting: 1932 and 1936
The Soil: medium mixture between muddy and argillous, medium calcareous
Maximum Production Allowed: grape Kg. 26.100=wine lt. 7.240
Yeld by Hectare: 25.58 Hl./Ha.
Number of Bottles Obtained: 9.760 (bottles 0,75 lt. + 50 magnum 1,5 lt.
Fermentation: starting date: October 1st / end fermentation drawing off the new wine on October 9th - happened in steel wine tank at a controlled temperature comprised between 30°-32°C., three to five daily fullages realised with electro-pneumatical system with piston
Ageing: 20 months in barrels; about 2 months in steel tank where the blending and the clarification are done. The wine has been bottled without any filtration on September 2nd.
Analytical Notes:
Effective Alchol: 13.71 vol.
Residual Sugar: 2.3 g./lt.
Total Acidity: 6.3 g./lt.
Net Extract: 26.6 g./lt.
Producer
Based in Castiglione Falletto in Piedmont's Langhe wine region, the Vietti winery is
owned by the family's fourth generation. In 1919 Mario Vietti made the first Vietti
labeled wines. By mid-century Alfredo Currado married Mario's daughter and made a
name for Vietti's single vineyard Barbera and Barolo. Alfredo was one of the first to
select and vinify grapes from single vineyards, a radical concept at the time. He also
put the varietal Arneis on the wine map and is recognized as the father of Arneis. In
1990, Luca Vietti joined the family business as winemaker after working at California's
Simi Winery, Opus One, Long Vineyards and Bordeaux's Mouton-Rothschild. His
innovative winemaking utilizes a unique combination of the modern and traditional. He eliminated equipment that
measures acid and tannin levels in favor of a more intuitive approach. Vietti organically farms more than 25 single
vineyards with vines up to 90 years of age. In 1970, the Viettis began an original artwork label program. This series
was exhibited at New York's MoMA in 1996. The last six editions have been dedicated entirely to the Villero Riserva
Barolo.
