# Quantobasta Rosso Bag-in-Box (2024)

- **Producer:** Poderi Cellario
- **Colour:** red
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Barbera
- **Region:** Piemonte, Italy
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 13.0%
- **Average price:** €32
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now
- **Serving temperature:** 12–15 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** blackberry, blueberry, plum, leather

## About this wine

Poderi Cellario is a third-generation family estate located in Carrù, on the western edge of the Langhe in Piedmont, Italy. Run by Fausto and Cinzia Cellario, the winery focuses entirely on indigenous Piemontese grape varieties farmed organically and biodynamically across 30 hectares. The name 'Quantobasta'—often abbreviated in Italian recipes as 'Q.B.'—translates to 'just enough' or 'as much as needed.' Created as an approachable daily wine, this bottling bridges estate biodynamic viticulture with eco-conscious 3-liter bag-in-box packaging.

## Interesting facts

- 'Quantobasta' translates to 'just enough' in Italian culinary recipes.
- The 3-liter bag-in-box format retains vacuum freshness for 4 to 6 weeks after opening.
- Produced from 100% estate-grown biodynamic grapes aged purely in cement tanks.

## Food pairing

Barbera's high natural acidity complements tomato-based sauces and rich fats in cured meats, while its soft tannins ensure seamless compatibility with salty cured meats and aged cheeses without creating bitterness.

## Wine making process

The wine is crafted from 100% estate-grown Barbera harvested by hand into small crates. In the cellar, vinification proceeds spontaneously using native yeasts with a 10-day skin maceration. Fermentation and maturation take place entirely in large 100-hectoliter concrete tanks without any oak contact. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered in a bag-in-box format with minimal added sulfur dioxide (~10 ppm total).