Rive Barbera d'Asti South Africa

Rive Barbera d'Asti South AfricaA deep ruby Barbera with vibrant aromas of black cherries and prunes with notes of chocolate and toasty oak. An abundance of wild blackberries, black cherries and a touch of spice show through on the palate, which has a rich, voluptuous texture balancing taught acidity and fine oak tannins. The Barbera fruit in Rive Barbera is sourced mainly from the Rive (Piemontese for 'very steep')and the Baldizzone vineyards. These vineyards are in the communes of

A Non-Vintage Brut is always the best expression of the style of a great Champagne House and the origin of the Crus gives a good indication of the quality of the wine

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Each varietal is vinified separately at low temperature using the rosé de press method to obtain a minimum of colour and maximum of fruit flavour

The chief blender will draw on reserve wines to form the cuvee

That side may be lifeless and brittle

Grapes are gently put into a pneumatic press and the juice is transfered to temperature controlled stainless steel tanks

part in French oak casks and part in barrel

gracious and full of energy

When he passed away in 1983

however they were still quite respectable across all varieties

Grapes are sourced from our Ygay Estate: 300 hectares of vineyards surrounding the winery in the southernmost point of Rioja Alta

A delicious partner to veal