Red

Pernanno

By Cascina Adelaide, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Cascina Adelaide Pernanno

The first release from a historic estate vineyard at Pernanno in Castiglione Falletto, on sun-baked white tufa in Elvetian territory. Aged 24 months in oak.

Tasting notes

Intense garnet with orange reflections. The nose opens on menthol and medicinal herbs, followed by old rose, held in tension by an inner energy that never seems to yield. Sweet, very fine-grained basal tannins create the harmony and complexity of a great cru.

Pairs well with

Wonderful with dishes based on Alba white truffle and an inseparable companion of agnolotti and tagliolini.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Cru / vineyard
Pernanno
Production area
Historic estate-owned vineyard in the Pernanno area, Castiglione Falletto commune
Soil
Elvetian, calcareous clay (white tufa, vineyard page notes Diano sandstones)
Exposure
South-south-east
Vineyard planting
Altitude 270 m; guyot with medium-short pruning, about 5,000 vines per hectare, yield cut to 1 kg per vine; vines about 35 years old, massal selection (vineyard page)
Vinification
Ripe grapes picked into small perforated 20 kg crates and sorted bunch by bunch; crushing within a few hours of picking. Fermentation with native yeasts at a controlled temperature of about 32 °C with repeated gentle pump-overs, maceration of about 350 hours on average. The new wine goes into oak for spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Ageing: 24 months in oak, then about 6 months in bottle.
Serving temperature
18-20 °C
Storage
Keep the bottle lying down; ages at least 10-15 years from the vintage. Alcohol 14.5% vol, residual sugar 2 g/l, total acidity 6 g/l, dry extract 30 g/l.

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