2024 Vaira Aurelj Barbera d’Alba, Piedmont, Italy Shelter same 500L French oak barrels

same 500L French oak barrels and 2000L

A collaboration between Piedmont's Maffrei and Tino Kuban

The vineyards sit mostly on hill tops

Montserre wines are nervous

Indigenous yeast fermentation in closed top concrete fermenters

2024 Vaira Aurelj Barbera d’Alba, Piedmont, Italy Shelter same 500L French oak barrelsVariety: Barbera Size: 0. 50 ha (1. 23 ac) Vine Age: Planted in 2017 Terroir: Vergne, 400 m elevation, west facing, Marne di Sant'agata soil, clay limestone. Viticulture: Organic (not certified), cover crops, no pesticides or chemical products, only copper and sulfur treatments, Guyot Poussard pruning. Vinification: 40% whole cluster and 60% de stemmed with whole berries arranged in alternating layers, ambient yeast fermentation, 1 2 weeks on the