Red
Briccolino
By Ca' Brusà, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Langhe DOC Nebbiolo from 100% Nebbiolo, briefly aged in oak for an approachable style.
Tasting notes
Bright ruby red with intense garnet hues and slightly violet reflections. Broad notes of cherry, plum jam and raspberry on the nose. Full and harmonious on the palate, sapid and warm, with a persistent, pleasant, slightly dry finish.
Pairs well with
An all-meal wine, best with light dishes that are not too rich.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Briccolino
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba
- Soil
- Clay 38%, silt 47%, sand 15%
- Vineyard planting
- Average vineyard age 30 years, average yield 70 quintals per hectare
- Vinification
- Red vinification with submerged-cap maceration and daily pump-overs, controlled-temperature fermentation for 8 days; malolactic fermentation follows the alcoholic fermentation. Aged in small oak barrels for 4 months, then a further 2 months in bottle.
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