Red
Bricco San Carlo
By Fontanassa, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
A Merlot and Cabernet Franc blend aged in steel and French oak tonneaux. First vintage 1998.
Tasting notes
Fairly intense colour, amaranth with slightly garnet tones. Intense aromas of ripe red fruit, especially raspberry and cherry, with restrained vanilla. Good body, velvety tannins, sustained, balanced and persistent flavour.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Monferrato Rosso DOC
- Grape
- Merlot, Cabernet Franc
- Soil
- Clay
- Exposure
- South-west, 330 m above sea level
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 4,300 vines per hectare; hand-harvested in boxes; yield 75 quintals per hectare
- Vinification
- Stainless steel and French oak tonneaux
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