Vigneti Boveri Giacomo - Carassa Barbera 2018
Price: $14.98
Producer | Vigneti Boveri Giacomo |
Country | Italy |
Region | Colli Tortonesi |
Varietal | Barbera |
Vintage | 2018 |
Sku | 07078 |
Vigneti Boveri Giacomo Description
With humble roots in Colli Tortonesi dating to the early 19th century, Giacomo Boveri defines himself as a traditional winemaker. For five generations, the family has worked in the province of Alessandria. Giacomo and his wife Sara Bonadeo, who left her position as a lawyer after developing a passion for the land equal to Giacomo's, took over the reigns of the family holdings in 1988.
In their particular Piedmontese corner, not far from the Langhe region, a white varietal, Timorasso, has been rediscovered. Derthona Timorasso, was first awarded DOC status in 2011 following the advocacy of Walter Massa and his fellow Timorasso disciples. In 2003, Giacomo Boveri was among these original pioneers who determined to grow the notoriously delicate grape. And after years of experimentation, Giacomo's 2011 vintage of 'Lacrime del Bricco' was worthy of inclusion for the inaugural 'Derthona Timorasso' DOC labelling.
Giacomo and Sara are among other regional winemakers, who believe Timorasso yields perhaps Italy's greatest white wine; full-bodied yet smoothly elegant, and made for longevity. In a display of unity among these growers, all 'Derthorna Timorasso' is bottled using a communal bottling machine maintained by the Consorzio Piemonte Obertengo.
Giacomo and Sara also cultivate Barbera along with a lesser-known local red variety, Croatina. All wines are hand harvested and see fermentation and aging exclusively in stainless steel tanks.