Sweet

Tut a Man

By Aurelio Settimo, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Aurelio Settimo Tut a Man

A still wine from over-ripened grapes, 16.5% alcohol; the name is Piedmontese for "all by hand".

Tasting notes

Luminous pale pink with golden and amber reflections. Elegant nose of ripe fruit, plum and red currant jam; intense, enveloping taste with marked dried fruit notes. Full and smooth in the mouth, with a tonic, tannic grip.

Pairs well with

Mature cheeses; also at the end of a meal as a digestive or with dark chocolate.

Technical details

Style
Sweet
Denomination
Vino di uve stramature
Harvest
Late harvest in November; bunches dry naturally until pressing in December
Vinification
Natural drying (appassimento) of the late-harvested bunches until pressing in December. All operations by hand: picking, gentle pressing, bottling and labelling.

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