Literally campo del rosso, or “the redhead’s field” (in Piedmontese, “camp” means vineyard and “du rouss” means red hair), this wine takes its name from the vineyard’s very first owner: a red-headed man who was so burly he frightened the children.
 
First vintage produced: 1985
Grape variety: Barbera
Production area: south of Asti
Exposure: south – south west
Soil composition: calcareous clay marl with prevalence of silt
Vineyard altitude: 650/820 ft a.s.l.
Training system: Guyot
Vineyard density: 4,000-5,000 plants per hectare
Harvest: selection in vineyards of the healthiest, ripest grapes hand collected in 40 lb picking baskets
Vinification system: maceration with skin contact with short and soft pumping over the skin cap
Aging: 12 months in french oak barrels (80% of second and third year, 20% new)
Color: dark ruby red
Nose: intense spice and ripe red fruits scents
Taste: fine, well structured and long-lasting
Pairings: pasta with beans, risotto with porcini mushrooms, chicken chasseur
Serving temperature: 16°/18°C
Alcohol: 15.5% vol*
(* Depending on the year, the analytical values may vary slightly