Red
Bertola
By Cascina Fonda, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Barbaresco DOCG from the Bertola vineyard, 100% Nebbiolo grown in Neive on west-facing, marly limestone slopes, aged 18 months in oak and 12 months in bottle.
Tasting notes
Bright, intense ruby red with slightly orange reflections. Clear, full nose of violet, cinnamon, cherry and leather. Full, harmonious, warm palate with a persistent, pleasant aftertaste.
Pairs well with
Main courses of both white meat and game in general.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Bertola
- Production area
- Neive
- Soil
- Marly limestone, from an ancient seabed
- Exposure
- West
- Harvest
- Begins in September, harvested by hand
- Vineyard planting
- Average vine age about 25 years.
- Vinification
- Red vinification with cap emersion and daily pumping over, fermentation at a controlled temperature of 27C, maceration for 10 days, alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in sequence. Aged 18 months in oak barrels and a further 12 months in bottle. Also available in magnum.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20 C
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