2023 Ercole Barbera del Monferrato, Piedmont, ItalyABOUT THIS WINE Many folks know the Barbera grape for its bright acidity, and this wine is no exception to the rule. Far less known is the fact that Monferratos most prestigious zones are dedicated to Barbera plantings. (The very opposite holds true in the Langhe, where Nebbiolo reigns supreme.) ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Ercole, whose English translation is Hercules, is only made possible by a generations old cooperative of local growers in the Monferrato

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covers over 30 hectares of vines (75 acres) in the heart of the Provence Verte region

They’re also members of the exclusive Club Trésors de Champagne in Reims—a select group of 28 grower-producers

Intent on displaying the true essence of these particular microclimates of Penedès

The grapes are harvested from old vines and fermented with indigenous yeasts

from the Castejas of Pauillac

AŸ is a unique appellation with various folds

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