Castello di Neive - Barbera d'Alba Santo Stefano 2023 (750ml) Mentrida

Castello di Neive - Barbera d'Alba Santo Stefano 2023 (750ml) MentridaThe Barbera grapes for this wine come from the famed Santo Stefano vineyard which initially surprised critics, as this vineyard is typically reserved for the hallowed Nebbiolo. This 100% Barbera proved them wrong as it expresses the depth for which Santo Stefano is known while still retaining Barbera's signature fruit. Wine Production The grapes for this wine are pressed and then allowed to mature for 9 months in large wooden vats to allow the wines

8-acre) block of vines spread across grands crus Vaudésir (predominantly) and Les Preuses

pleasantly fresh and crisp

The wine starts as the Vieilles vignes

so this has a healthy dose of barrels that would normally be in higher level wines

and above all

which came to be the most representative wine of the winery

Mendoza in the foothills of the Andes mountains of Argentina

TASTING NOTES Elegant

owing largely to the excellent work of winemaker Maite Sánchez

Opening it makes it welcoming and tender with crisp plants revealing aniseed

made from a blend of Malbec & Pinot Noir

chalky minerality and subtle herb nuances play out through a long finish