Red

Preda

By Cascina Adelaide, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Cascina Adelaide Preda

The estate's only monopole, from the historic Preda vineyard in Barolo, Nebbiolo from two clones aged 24 months in oak.

Tasting notes

Decidedly intense ruby red. Striking expressive intensity of plum and blackberry jam, then iodine and menthol notes. Imposing, intense structure in the mouth, with a almost startling liquorice note and ripe red fruit.

Pairs well with

Red meats, game, truffle dishes, blue or aged cheeses.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100% (2 clones)
Cru / vineyard
Preda
Production area
Historic estate-owned vineyard in the Preda area, Barolo commune; the estate's only monopole (catalogue)
Soil
Tortonian; whitish tufa-type soils (vineyard page)
Exposure
West
Vineyard planting
Trained on guyot with medium-short pruning; yield cut by thinning bunches to about 1 kg per vine; altitude 270-300 m; vines planted about 14 years ago, clonal selection (vineyard page)
Vinification
Grapes are picked ripe into small perforated 20 kg crates and sorted bunch by bunch; crushing happens within a few hours of picking. Fermentation with native yeasts at a controlled temperature of about 32 °C with repeated gentle pump-overs, then a long maceration of about 350 hours. The new wine goes into oak, where malolactic fermentation happens spontaneously. Ageing: 24 months in oak, then about 6 months in bottle.
Serving temperature
18-20 °C
Storage
Keep the bottle lying down; ages 10-15 years from the vintage at least. Alcohol 14% vol, residual sugar 2 g/l, total acidity 6 g/l, dry extract 31 g/l.

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