La Meridiana La Malaga 2022

As a special feature, Tenuta La Meridiana produces this sweet 'La Malaga'. Because grandma liked this Spanish wine so much, her husband planted some of this grape variety, and according to good family tradition, this wine is still made. The grape variety is no longer allowed to be planted in Piedmont, but because the family maintains this vineyard it is allowed to produce this beautiful summer dessert wine.

Tenuta La Meridiana is an old winery with a long history, having been founded in 1890. It is located in the hamlet of Tana Alta in the area of ​​Montegrosso d'Asti, located in the Monferrato region. Today it covers approximately 11 hectares and the total annual production is approximately 80,000 bottles.

The La Meridiana range consists of various Barberas, both without wood aging and with wood aging (Superiore), and two crus from a single vineyard. In addition, a Nebbiolo-Barbera blend is made and a little bit of white wine.

Federico is the 5th generation of winemakers. He works in a traditional but innovative way and is very terroir driven. He mainly makes wines from Barbera, the queen of Piedmont. The soils are made of marl, clay and tuff. The vineyards are located in a south/southeast exposure on the hills around Asti.

La Meridiana makes wines of consistently high quality that are characterized by an excellent price-quality ratio, both in their base wines and in the crus.