Red

Ravera

By Abrigo Fratelli, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Abrigo Fratelli Ravera

Abrigo Fratelli's first Barolo, released from the 2013 vintage, from a single 0.6 ha plot in the Ravera cru of Novello.

Tasting notes

Colour: clear, intense ruby red with orange reflections. Bouquet: very intense and broad, raspberry jam blended with the mentholated, balsamic character typical of the Ravera cru, spice of cinnamon, cut grass, violets, nutmeg and pomegranate. Taste: dry, warm, soft and fragrant, vibrant fruit jam, vanilla, oak and earth, balsamic lift, velvety fine tannin, full-bodied, intense and persistent, built to age.

Pairs well with

Braised red meats, game, mature cheeses

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Cru / vineyard
Ravera
Production area
Novello
Soil
Clay-limestone marls, deep and loamy-textured, sometimes evolved, with a medium presence of active limestone and medium-high vigour
Exposure
South-east
Vineyard planting
Planted 1960/1980/2003, 4500 vines/ha, about 0.6 ha
Vinification
Grapes crushed and destemmed, fermented with extended maceration (15 to 40 days depending on the vintage), aged at least 18 months in oak, large botti in earlier vintages and, from 2016, unroasted barrels from the Allier region of France, then rested at least six months in bottle.
Serving temperature
18°C

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