Red

Cabanè

By Cantine Povero, Roero, Piemonte, Italy

Cantine Povero Cabanè

A warm, intense Langhe blend, 2022 vintage, 14% alcohol; the family's first blend with a more international style. Also sold as a 3 l Jéroboam (2021) in a wooden case.

Tasting notes

Intense ruby red with garnet reflections. Intense bouquet moving from rose and red fruit to tobacco; vigorous, well balanced and smooth. The page mentions marked spicy and toasted notes from the long ageing, and the 3 l sheet adds black currant, cinnamon and vanilla.

Pairs well with

Roasts, game, mature cheeses; meat main courses with herbs, stews, meat pasta and risotto, blue cheeses.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Langhe DOC Rosso
Soil
Calcareous marl
Vineyard planting
Espalier training with guyot pruning
Vinification
Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks at 28 to 30°C for 12 to 15 days; malolactic fermentation at 20°C; long ageing in the estate's cellar.
Serving temperature
18 to 20°C
Storage
Best within 8 to 10 years of the harvest

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