Red
Albarossa
By Convento Cappuccini, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Albarossa, a Nebbiolo and Barbera cross created in 1938, replanted here in 2002 and aged about 18 months in large oak.
Tasting notes
Intense aromas of wild berries and plums with spicy notes. Strong tannin and acidity balanced by structure and softness.
Pairs well with
Game and complex dishes.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC Albarossa
- Grape
- Albarossa 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Sant'Mo'
- Production area
- Ricaldone and Cassine, località Sant'Mo'
- Soil
- Ricaldone and Cassine: hills that are sometimes sandy, sometimes calcareous-clay; Cassine has calcareous-clay "white earth" soils
- Exposure
- South, 239 m
- Vineyard planting
- 2 ha, 239 m, replanted from 2002, mechanical weeding, hand harvest, 63 hl per hectare
- Vinification
- Fermentation with maceration at controlled temperature, then about 18 months ageing in large wooden barrels.
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