Red

4 Vigne

By Cascina Adelaide, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Cascina Adelaide 4 Vigne

A blend of Nebbiolo from four vineyards in Barolo and La Morra, described by the producer as the traditional recipe of the Barolo area. Aged 24 months in oak.

Tasting notes

Brilliant garnet red with slight orange reflections; plum, wild blackberry, cinnamon and liquorice on the nose. Persistence and complexity, which the producer calls very feminine, with tannins that are by now almost fully fused.

Pairs well with

Red meat, game, truffle recipes, blue or aged cheeses.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Production area
Four vineyards in the communes of Barolo and La Morra
Soil
Tortonian
Vineyard planting
Guyot with medium-short pruning, about 5,000 vines per hectare, yield cut to about 1.5 kg per vine
Vinification
Ripe grapes picked into small perforated 20 kg crates and sorted bunch by bunch. After transport to the cellar the grapes rest about 8 hours in the fruttaio, where ventilation reduces their humidity. Very soft crushing preserves the skins and leaves no stalk in the must. Fermentation with native yeasts at about 28 °C with repeated gentle pump-overs, maceration of about 300 hours on average. The new wine goes into oak for spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Ageing: 24 months in oak, then a few months in bottle.
Serving temperature
18-20 °C
Storage
Keep the bottle lying down; ages well beyond 8-10 years from the vintage. Alcohol 14% vol, residual sugar 1.5 g/l, total acidity 5.4 g/l, dry extract 28 g/l. Also available in 375 ml.

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