2018 Gaudio Barbera del Monferrato Superiore
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Region: Piedmont, Italy
Viticulture: Sustainable
Winemaker: Beatrice Gaudio
Established Date: 1973
Barbera is the most widely planted red grape in Piedmont but the Monferrato hills are its original home. The Barbera wines from Monferrato are typically more perfumed and lively than those from neighbouring Asti or Alba. Beatrice Gaudio creates hers with 85% Barbera with 15% Freisa, vinified in stainless steel and then malolactic and six months ageing in old barriques. This highlights the plump and juicy fruit that is typical of the regions Barbera wines, with notes of spice, black cherry and plum. Beatrice has brought about many changes, starting with vineyard management to ensure that there is concentration without alcoholic excess, ensuring that the wines always remain elegant.
Sommelier’s Recommendation (3-5 lines)
Still young with fresh raspberry and black cherry aromas jumping out of the glass. Touch of spice on the palate along with chocolate and vanilla. Elegant and concentrated, full and flavoursome. I love the winemaking style of Beatrice. Her wines are soft to start with concentration of flavours and many layers of complexity that keeps you thinking about what is on your glass. The world needs more Barbera in their life especially when it is this good.
The Gaudio family established their family winery on the Mondalino hill–bricco in Italian–in Monferrato, located north of Asti, in 1973. Beatrice Gaudio has recently taken over the winemaking duties from her father Mauro and is continuing the family’s work with the indigenous varieties Barbera, Grignolino, Freisa and the rare Malvasia Nera.The vineyards, all farmed sustainably, are planted on calcareous soils that are rich in fossilized seashells and marine deposits. Beatrice has brought about many changes, starting with vineyard management to ensure that there is concentration without alcoholic excess, ensuring that the wines always remain elegant. Barbera is the most widely planted red grape in Piedmont but the Monferrato hills are thought to be its original home. The Barbera wines from Monferrato are typically more perfumed and lively than those from neighbouring Asti or Alba.
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