In 1995, Michele Chiarlo acquired the estate of Azienda Agricola Aluffi in Castelnuovo Calcea, considered to the most beautiful and prestigious property in the heart of the classic Barbera d'Asti zone. The estate is comprised of two separate vineyard holdings, La Court and Il Castello, with a total area of 62 acres of which 50 are planted in Barbera vines, quite extensive for this area. The principally southwest and easterly-exposed slopes support superb, calcium and mineral rich soils which are of ideal composition for the production of great Barbera d'Asti.

Tasting notes

A brilliant ruby-red wine with an intense yet airy,vinous bouquet and a medium-bodied, bone-dry robustness that is exceptionally pleasant on the palate. The best vintages, with age, tend to garnet in color, and show a velvety, harmonious quality of considerable elegance.

Wine maker notes

Michele Chiarlo selects his Barbera d'Asti from the best of these vineyards planted in older vines and harvested at peak maturity. Vinified at the Chiarlo cellars in Calamandrana, the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation and is then aged a least one year in oak.

Technical notes

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Barbera MAXIMUM YIELD: 90 quintals per hectare, corresponding to 63 hl/ha (approximately 280 cases/acre) MINIMUM ALCOHOL: Barbera d'Asti D.O.C. Barbera d'Asti Superiore D.O.C. 12.5% 12% TOTAL ACIDITY: 6% - 8%