Right on the steepest slopes, arbést 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.