Red

Basarin

By Angelo Negro, Roero, Piemonte, Italy

Angelo Negro Basarin

A Barbaresco from the Basarin vineyard at Cascina Basarin in Neive, aged 26 months.

Tasting notes

Classic, very intense garnet. Precise aroma of red fruit, spices and citrus. Well balanced and elegant without excessive tannins, with a soft, spicy, mentholated finish.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbaresco DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo
Cru / vineyard
Basarin
Production area
Neive (Cascina Basarin)
Soil
Miocene-Helvetian origin, white, calcareous-marly with sand veins
Exposure
South; 350 m above sea level
Harvest
October
Vineyard planting
Guyot training
Vinification
Traditional floating-cap maceration for 15 to 18 days minimum. 26 months between Slavonian oak barrels and bottles. Hand-picked in 20 kg boxes.
Serving temperature
18 °C
Storage
Horizontal bottle position, more than 10 years

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