Red
Cascinotto
By Claudio Alario, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Conceived as a 'small Barolo', made with the same techniques used for the estate's Barolos. The vineyard has been farmed for almost forty years.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with garnet highlights. Full, intense bouquet of flowers and fruits of the forest. Delicate, full palate with harmonious tannins.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Cascinotto
- Production area
- Diano d'Alba (CN)
- Soil
- Poor in sand, rich in limestone and marl
- Exposure
- South-westerly
- Harvest
- Mid to late October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot-trained vines, over 40 years old, at a density of 4000-5000 plants per hectare. About 2 hectares, altitude around 400 m, one kilometre from Serralunga d'Alba. First vintage produced 1988.
- Vinification
- Fermented in temperature-controlled tanks for 15 days. Aged 18 months in French barriques (40% new).
- Serving temperature
- 16-18°C
- Storage
- 18 months in French barriques (40% new)
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