Founded in 1958 by Don Fiorino Marengo, a parish priest in the Barbaresco area, Produttori del Barbaresco is a cooperative that is composed of 53 families and growers. If you add up the vineyards of its members, there’s a total measure of 100 hectares. The Societa Agricola Cooperativa’s membership is composed of meticulous Nebbiolo growers in the Langhe area.
Barbaresco DOCG 2019
This bottle makes up 40% of the total production. It parks for 2 years in big barrels of about 25-50 hectoliters and 75 hectoliters. They use a very traditional method to produce an estimated 550,000 bottles each year. A single vineyard of this bottle is already sold out a year in advance and when the bottles are ready, they should be personally picked up at the Produtorri del Barbaresco’s cellar.
Currently, the cooperative has 15 office personnel and they sell all over Italy. Its biggest markets are USA and Italy. Look for the label of authenticity with a Pertinax coin on it. Pertinax is a former emperor of Rome born in Barbaresco and it is believed that this coin was found in Barbaresco. The best dishes to pair this bottle with are traditional Piedmont kinds of pasta like Plin Ravioli and Tajarin (homemade pasta with eggs, and white truffle).
Produttori del Barbaresco
Via Torino, 54 12050 Barbaresco, Piedmont
Contact: +39 0173635139; produttori@produttoridelbarbaresco.com
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