We return to talk about Antonio Bellicoso, a producer from Montegrosso d'Asti whom we interviewed in the past and whose wines from previous vintages we have reviewed. I went to visit him at the winery to taste the new vintages. We now present the Freisa d'Asti 2013.
Technical sheet
- Appellation: Freisa d'Asti
- Harvest year: 2013
- Production area: Montegrosso d'Asti
- Soil characteristics: medium-textured chalky calcareous soils
- Vineyard altitude: 280 m a.s.l.
- Vineyard aspect: south-west
- Grape variety: Freisa 100%
- Training system: low Guyot, 40 cm, 7-8 buds per cane
- Planting density: 55 q/ha
- Vine age: 10 years
- Fertilisation: natural
- Harvest period: late September
- Vinification: in steel for 10 days
- Malolactic fermentation: carried out in steel
- Rackings: approximately a couple
- Fermentation temperature: 23-24° C
- Ageing: in steel for 10 months
- Bottle ageing: 6 months
- Alcohol content: 13°
- pH: 3.90
- Total acidity: 6.00 g/l
- Residual sugars: less than 1 g/l
- Dry extract: 30 g/l
2013 climate trend: a rainy season marked by variable weather. A warm first half, with early budbreak in April. May and June characterised by heavy rainfall. Veraison after 10 August, with a still warm end to the season. A beautiful harvest at the end of September.
Organoleptic analysis
The wine presents a transparent ruby colour, crystalline. When swirled in the glass, it forms narrow arches with tears that descend slowly. A wine of substantial structure.
On the nose it immediately releases very intense floral sensations of violet and hyacinth, followed by fresh red fruits such as cherry and raspberry. Evocative notes of cloves and aromatic herbs then emerge. On the palate, the crunchy tannin from the grape seeds and freshness take centre stage. Long finish.
A Freisa for the whole meal .. the Freisa I would always want to drink.
What do you think?
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