Red

Per Elen

By Cascina Adelaide, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Cascina Adelaide Per Elen

A Barolo Riserva born from the union of the Preda and Cannubi crus, dedicated by Amabile Drocco to his life partner. Aged 48 months in oak.

Tasting notes

Ruby red with broad brick-coloured reflections. The nose brings balsamic scents of medicinal herbs, incense, sweet liquorice and very ripe cherry; the palate shows a wide spectrum with tar, caramel and morello cherry. Tannins of excellent grain, velvety, powerful yet sweet, seem shaped to last indefinitely and balance the acidity perfectly. The producer calls it an exceptional synthesis of its best Barolos.

Pairs well with

Red meats and game; excellent with white truffle and blue cheeses.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo Riserva DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Cru / vineyard
Preda, Cannubi
Production area
Grapes from the Preda and Cannubi vineyards (in the Barolo commune)
Soil
Preda: Tortonian, whitish tufa-type soils; Cannubi: Tortonian-Elvetian (vineyard pages)
Exposure
Preda: west; Cannubi: south-south-east (vineyard pages)
Vineyard planting
Trained on guyot with medium-short pruning, about 5,000 vines per hectare, yield cut to about 1.0 kg per vine by thinning bunches
Vinification
Ripe grapes picked into small perforated 20 kg crates and sorted bunch by bunch; crushing within a few hours of picking. Fermentation at a controlled temperature of about 32 °C with repeated gentle pump-overs, then a long maceration of about 400 hours on average. The new wine goes into oak for spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Ageing: 48 months in oak, then time in bottle.
Serving temperature
18-20 °C
Storage
Keep the bottle lying down; the Riserva benefits from 15-20 years of ageing from the vintage. Analytical data: alcohol 14.5% vol, residual sugar 2 g/l, total acidity 5.4 g/l, dry extract 30 g/l.

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