Arbest, a bridge between Tradition and Innovation Right on the steepest slopes, arbèst in local Monferrato dialect, where viticulture and the harvest are strictly manual and laborious affairs, we are creating a new wine from Piedmont's favourite grape. Following the international success of Stradivario, one of the first Super Barbera in eighties, Arbest is a new contribution to this quality revolution. It is the introduction of the use of barriques, as well as severe selection in the vineyards, that gives Barbera its fine wine status with a world class reputation. Arbest explores the possibilities of mixing traditional and modern techniques of production. The strength of the new Barbera is that it has an international taste without compromising its intrinsic character, its obvious ageing potential, its precise geographic origins and above all, attractive character.   Grapes: come from classic historic vineyards in the Asti part of the Monferrato. Picked in small 20 kg baskets at their ripest.     Vinification: designed to give a rich, bright and full colour traditional for a Barbera Superiore. The good sugar levels of the must combined with a balanced presence of acidity create the ideal conditions for a smooth, full-bodied wine.     Ageing: one year in large cask and barriques of selected woods and one year at least in bottle before releasing.     Alcohol: 13.5 % vol.     Label design: wheel from a hand-operated grape-crusher in use in the Monferrato in the last century. Part of the Bava collection, this conveys the sense of the manual labour and hard work that is still necessary today to produce such a wine as Arbest.     Presentation: traditional Burgundy-style bottle with heavy dark glass to protect the wine from ultraviolet rays. Packed in cases of 6 bottles, laying down.