Vigne Marina Coppi I Grop Barbera Superiore 2018

Vigne Marina Coppi I Grop Barbera Superiore

Region: Piedmont, Italy

Vintage: 2018

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Barbera

ABV: 14.5%

'I Grop' is bright ruby-red in colour. The nose is intensely scented, with aromas of plum, pomegranate and sweet spices. On the palate, it is fresh, yet concentrated, with fine tannins and spicy vanilla flavours that linger on the finish.

The name ‘I Grop’ refers, in the local dialect, to the calcareous and fossil-rich boulders which are common to this area. The grapes come exclusively from Vigne Marina Coppi’s own ‘I Grop’ vineyard in Castellania, which sits at 400 metres above sea level. The geological characteristics of this cru vineyard endow this wine with particular elegance and body.

After destemming and pressing, fermentation took place in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks with maceration lasting for roughly 20 days with regular pump-overs. Following fermentation, the wine was drawn off, decanted, and transferred into traditional 12 hectolitre barriques where malolactic fermentation took place. The wine matured in these barriques for 24 months, followed by a further 18 months in bottle prior to release.

Marina Coppi is the daughter of the legendary cyclist Fausto Coppi, the first man ever to win the Giro d‘Italia and the Tour de France in the same year. Although vines have always been planted at Castellania, a small village in south-eastern Piemonte, it was only when Marina’s son Francesco, along with his wife Anna, took over the property that they began bottling their own wine. They focus on the native varieties of Barbera, Nebbiolo, Croatina, Freisa, Favorita and Timorasso to make wines that are vibrant and well defined.

https://www.vignemarinacoppi.com