Tenuta Travaglino – Campo dei Ciliegi – Barbera D.O.C. – Avvenice

Tenuta Travaglino – Great Wines Since 1868

The Travaglino estate is located in Calvignano, which is a little town based in the Oltrepo’ Pavese. The area, in the south of Lombardy, that wedge from the fertile Po’ Valley to the Mediterranean Sea, is well known for having a bunch shape which bounds with the regions of Liguria, Piedmont and Emilia Romagna. The estate has the privilege to raise 400 hectares in a single batch – Two hundred of them are forests destined as a wild hog hunting reserve, which, has been done with the purpose to maintain away the poachers. Hundred and twenty hectares are arable lands and the remaining eighty hectares are vineyards. Moreover, within the property, there are 12 farmsteads, a historic village and an inn with restaurant and few rooms.

Tenuta Travaglino – Campo dei Ciliegi – Barbera D.O.C.

Austere red wine obtained from the homonymous vineyard implanted with Barbera. Ruby red color, slightly vinous aroma, fruity with hints of spices. The taste is dry, robust and persistent that makes it perfect with boiled or grilled meat but also with strong spicy courses. The rich bouquet and unique flavor stands out beautifully if it is served at cellar temperature 16/18 ° C.

Data Sheet

Vineyard Location: Campo dei Ciliegi – Calvignano

Soil Type and Exposure: Clay, limestone, medium texture and fresh. Facing south-west at 230 m. above sea level

Grape Variety: 100% Barbera

Denomination: DOC (controlled designation of origin)

Cultivation Method and Planting Density: Guyot with 4,800 vines per hectare

Maximum Yield per Hectare: 5,000 litres

Grape Harvest: Traditional hand- and machine picking from 25th September to 5th October

Wine Making: Destemming and fermentation, with maceration in temperature-controlled steel tanks

Muturation: After maturing in wood, it is then matured in the bottle for at least 6 months

Bottling: The month of January following the harvest

Technical Specifications: Sugars 3.0 mg/l; alcohol content 12.5 °

Bottling: The month of April following the harvest

Description: Barbera from native vines expresses a great complexity, maturing it in old oak barrels gives it a pleasant taste-bouquet, with a hint of spices

Pairing: Ideal for flavoursome first courses, mixed meat casseroles and roasts

Packaging: Bordeaux bottles in boxes of 6 bottles

Serving Temperature: 16 – 18° C