Red
Rapet
By Ca' Rome', Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Barolo from a single southwest-facing vineyard in Serralunga d'Alba, aged 24 months between large Slavonian oak and French barrique plus a year in bottle.
Tasting notes
Intense garnet red with ruby reflections. Fruity aromas with floral and spicy notes. Intense flavor with opulent, enveloping tannins and a long finish.
Pairs well with
Meat, game and cheese
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Rapet
- Production area
- Serralunga d'Alba
- Soil
- Helvetian-period soils: compact calcareous clay alternating with sandy layers
- Exposure
- Southwest
- Vinification
- Maceration lasts about 20 days at a maximum temperature of 30°C (86°F). Malolactic fermentation ends before winter is over. Aged 24 months, partly in 25-hl Slavonian oak barrels and partly in French barrique, then a further 12 months in bottle. Alcohol content: 14.5% by volume.
- Serving temperature
- 17°C (62.6°F)
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