Red
Caranti
By Laiolo Davide, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Nizza DOCG from Castelnuovo Calcea, 15% vol., suited to 10 to 12 years of ageing.
Tasting notes
Ruby red, tending to garnet with age. Soft, enveloping and intense, with ripe red fruit and a spicy finish. Full structure, soft, persistent and broad on the palate.
Pairs well with
Fresh pasta with mushrooms, roasts and braises, and very mature cheeses such as Raschera, Castelmagno or alpine tome
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nizza DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Castelnuovo Calcea
- Soil
- Calcareous marl of marine sedimentary origin with "astesane" sands
- Exposure
- South, 250 to 290 m a.s.l.
- Harvest
- Second ten days of September
- Vineyard planting
- Trained on trellis (controspalliera), Guyot pruning; integrated pest management
- Vinification
- In steel tanks, 20 to 25 days of maceration on the skins with soft pumping over several times a day at 25-28 °C. Ageing: 14 to 18 months in new tonneaux and a further 6 to 8 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20 °C
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