Red
Barbaresco
By Carlo Giacosa, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
The estate Barbaresco, from Nebbiolo grown in three of the family vineyards in Barbaresco. Fermented on skins in steel and aged in 20 to 45 hl French oak barrels.
Tasting notes
Garnet red. Broad, intense bouquet with ripe fruit, liquorice and cinnamon. Dry and full on the palate, with great structure and an excellent tannic texture.
Pairs well with
Structured wine for savoury, important dishes, especially meat. Also mature cheeses and meditative drinking outside meals.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Production area
- Three estate-owned vineyards in Barbaresco
- Soil
- Compact, with a prevalence of limestone and clay
- Exposure
- South to south-west and east
- Vineyard planting
- Altitude 240 to 270 m above sea level. Guyot modified to bow.
- Vinification
- The grapes are crushed and destemmed, then the must ferments on skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks. After racking and partial clarification, the wine ages in French oak barrels of 20 to 45 hl. After bottling, the wine ages in bottles laid down in the silence and darkness of our cellar.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18°C
- Storage
- Best kept in an underground cellar at a constant temperature, away from light and noise.
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- Maria Grazia, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Montefico, Barbaresco DOCG
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- Sara, Roero Arneis DOCG