Red
Badarina Riserva
By Bruna Grimaldi, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
From Vigna Regnola, one of the officially recognised Barolo vineyards, in the heart of the Badarina MGA; released as a pure Riserva only in the best vintages, the rest going into Barolo Badarina.
Pairs well with
Rich dishes such as meat mains, game, stew and matured cheese.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo Riserva DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Badarina
- Production area
- Vigna Regnola, MGA Badarina, Serralunga d'Alba, 450 m above sea level
- Soil
- White marls rich in limestone, good presence of clay and layers of sandstone; Formazione di Lequio, about 15 million years old
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- By hand in plastic crates, beginning to mid-October
- Vineyard planting
- Vigna Regnola has always been planted with Nebbiolo
- Vinification
- Vigna Regnola is vinified on its own. Fermentation at controlled temperature with skin contact of 25 to 35 days, sometimes with submerged cap. Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel and concrete. Aged 24 to 30 months in large Slavonian and French oak barrels, no new wood, then a long time in bottle before release. Format: 75 cl.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18 C
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