Red

Sancarlo

By Agricola Gian Piero Marrone, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Agricola Gian Piero Marrone Sancarlo

A Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto blend dedicated to Carlo Marrone, the wine Gian Piero says he identifies with most.

Tasting notes

Nebbiolo brings structure and intensity, Barbera and Dolcetto bring freshness and fruity notes. Balanced after long ageing in wooden barrels and rest in the bottle.

Pairs well with

First courses with meat sauce, game and grilled meat; also an ideal meditation wine.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Langhe DOC
Grape
Nebbiolo 70%, Barbera 20%, Dolcetto 10%
Soil
Recent geological formation: mainly calcareous surface soil with a high share of quartz sand and very fine limestone, alternating with compact layers of grey sandstone
Exposure
South-east, 350 to 400 m a.s.l.
Harvest
Manual: Dolcetto beginning of September, Barbera end of September, Nebbiolo mid-October
Vineyard planting
Average planting year 1965 to 1975, traditional Guyot
Vinification
Selection of the best grapes in the vineyard; each variety harvested when fully ripe and vinified separately, with malolactic fermentation in second- and third-passage barriques. Batonnage on fine lees for 20 months. Blended after careful tasting.

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