Pico Maccario Villa Della Rosa

Villa Della Rosa Barbera d’Asti bottle image

Wine Description

Pico Maccario is a Barbera specialist located in the town of Mombaruzzo in the heart of Piedmont’s Barbera d’Asti DOCG. Brothers Pico and Vitaliano created the Pico Maccario brand in 1997 following four generations of selling the family grapes to other producers. Purity and balance is the goal of every Pico Maccario wine.

The town of Mombaruzzo is located about an hour’s drive southeast of Asti itself and is home to the Pico Maccario winery. Here, brothers Pico and Vitaliano Maccario own 70 contiguous hectares, a rarity in the region. 60 of the 70 hectares are dedicated to Barbera.

Villa della Rosa Barbera d’Asti DOCG is produced from the youngest vines on the estate and is vinified entirely in stainless steel tanks. The goal of Villa della Rosa is to capture Barbera’s floral aromatics and bright cherry fruit character with just a moderate level of alcohol.

Pico Maccario - Wine Cellar
Pico Maccario - Wine Cellar
Pico Maccario - Winery, Circle Sculptures
Pico Maccario - Winery, Snail Sculptures
Pico Maccario - Winery Gate
Pico Maccario, Owner
Vitaliano Maccario, Owner
Bacco, the Mascot
Pico Maccario - Vineyard
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Acclaim
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Pico Maccario Vineyard
Vineyard size
138 acres
Soil composition
Pleistocene hills formed from fluvial and river lacustrine deposit.
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
666 feet
Vines/acre:
1777.6
Yield/acre:
3.6 tons
Exposure:
Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1997
Harvest time:
Between September and November
First vintage of this wine:
1998
Bottles produced of this wine:
80,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
8
Varietal composition:
100% Barbera
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
8 days
Maceration technique:
delestage 2 times at programmed intervals
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Size of aging container:
1500
Length of aging before bottling:
7 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
Length of bottle aging:
5 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.55
Acidity:
5.31 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
27 g/L
Residual sugar:
1.5 g/L