Red

Batù

By Cantine Povero, Roero, Piemonte, Italy

Cantine Povero Batù

A Barbaresco, 2022 vintage, 14% alcohol, aged in oak; named after the Batù, lay members of a Piedmontese confraternity. The 2020 vintage won gold at Mundus Vini.

Tasting notes

Brilliant garnet. Intense, ethereal, spicy bouquet: first dried rose, dried cherry and red-fruit jam, then cinnamon, clove, pimento and tobacco, ending with vanilla and citron. Dry, vigorous and balanced, complex but delicate, with soft, well-integrated tannins.

Pairs well with

Tagliatelle with porcini, game, hard cheeses such as Grana Padano, spicy cheeses, stew, Barbaresco fillet; roasts, mature cheeses.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbaresco DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Production area
Langhe
Soil
Calcareous and clayey
Vineyard planting
Espalier training with guyot pruning
Vinification
Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks at 26°C for 12 to 15 days; ageing in oak barrels.
Serving temperature
16°C
Storage
Best within 10 years of the harvest

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