Red
Ovello
By Carlo Giacosa, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Barbaresco from the family vineyards in the Ovello cru, in the northernmost part of the municipality. Aged in large oak barrels.
Tasting notes
Garnet red. Broad, elegant, floral bouquet with notes of fruit and spices. Powerful tannins and strong structure, austere in style.
Pairs well with
Wine of great substance, well suited to meat dishes. Also mature cheeses and meditative drinking outside meals.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Ovello
- Production area
- Ovello cru, Barbaresco
- Soil
- Compact, with a prevalence of limestone and clay; clay-rich soils
- Exposure
- South-west
- Vineyard planting
- Altitude 220 to 240 m above sea level. Guyot modified to bow. Ovello is a historic cru in the northernmost part of the municipality, where most of the family vineyards lie; vines on average over 50 years old.
- 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 large oak barrels. After bottling, the wine rests in the darkness of the cellar before release.
- 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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