In
the same year we had the opportunity of purchasing perhaps the oldest
Oltrepo wine cellar of 1678, below the old castle of Borgo Priolo
where the village was born which still transmits charm and history, through
a restoration project that lasted 3 years, even though it is surrounded
by newly built homes.
We started to restructure the historical wine
cellar and at the same time we began experimenting
with our first wines.... the first was barbera
which just a few friends tasted, 500 bottles, which
gave us even more enthusiasm considering the results
achieved.
With even more commitment and constancy the 2000
vintage arrived... the first wine was ready....
bargera igt, by choice, not to confuse customers
and consumers, in a barbera doc the risk of never
knowing what was inside was always increased, a
still or fizzy wine.
The company has clear ideas.
very few barriques, but large oak barrels in which the wine can be aged for 2
or 3 years, in barrels or in bottles, without filtering and maturing of wines
using their own yeasts.
We began an adventure which, unexpectedly, provided us with huge opportunities
for collaboration with wine lovers, the 2,500 bottles produced disappeared in
just 3 months, these included a special range of 200 bottles dedicated to the
people that trusted in our dream.
In 2001 barbera doubled up with 5,000
bottles and with sales also, in just 6 months
there were none left.
In 2002 we started work on our new wine cellar,
the most important, modern and fundamental for
growth.... in terms of quality.
Once again in 2002 croatina was born,
in this case too just a few bottles were produced
but of a high quality, with just one problem...
it was called croatina and it ended up being mixed
up in the general market.
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