Red
Contadin
By Bricco Maiolica, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Barolo del Comune di Diano d'Alba from a half-hectare Nebbiolo vineyard, first made with the 2012 harvest.
Tasting notes
Garnet with orange shades. Rich bouquet of plum, liquorice, spices and truffles; full, tannic and balsamic.
Pairs well with
Roasts, boiled and braised meats, game and hard cheeses of medium and long ageing
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Contadin
- Production area
- 300 m above sea level; vineyard in the commune of Diano d'Alba
- Exposure
- East
- Vineyard planting
- 0.5 ha, about 3,000 bottles
- Vinification
- Traditional Barolo fermented in steel tanks with the submerged-cap method, refined in 20 hl Slavonian oak barrels for 24 months, then about 8 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 18 to 20 C
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