Red
Badarina
By Podere Gagliassi, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Single-cru Barolo from the Badarina MGA in Serralunga d'Alba, made from Nebbiolo Lampia in an organic estate. Made in limited runs of about 2,500 bottles a year.
Tasting notes
Deep, brilliant, transparent garnet red. Complex, layered nose of dried rose petals, cinnamon, black pepper, black tea and ripe red fruit with leather, liquorice, tobacco, undergrowth and a fresh balsamic note. Broad, austere and upright on the palate, with smooth but firm tannins and lively acidity; savoury, spicy, earthy finish.
Pairs well with
Red meats, game and aged cheeses; also a meditation wine.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Badarina
- Production area
- Badarina MGA, Serralunga d'Alba, at the far south-east of the commune bordering the Francia and Arione crus; 400-450 m above sea level
- Soil
- Compact calcareous marl, rich in skeleton and minerals; grey silty marl alternating with sand
- Exposure
- South/south-east
- Harvest
- Manual selection, October (tech sheet: early November)
- Vineyard planting
- 3,500 m2 plot, Nebbiolo Lampia; average height 400 m
- Vinification
- Fermentation and maceration in stainless steel. Aged in French oak tonneaux, then 12 months in bottle (tech sheet: 30 months in second-passage French oak barriques, then 12 months in bottle). About 2,500 bottles a year. 15% vol.
- Serving temperature
- 17-18 °C
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