Red
Barolo
By Costa Catterina, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Barolo from Nebbiolo grown at 450 m in Monforte, aged 3 years in large oak and 6 months in bottle.
Tasting notes
Garnet red turning orange with age. Intense, balanced nose of spice, red berries and vanilla. Persistent and full-bodied.
Pairs well with
Red meats, aged cheeses, game.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba
- Soil
- Calcareous, clay
- Exposure
- South; 450 m a.s.l.
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1980; 4,000 vines per hectare; guyot; yield 80 quintals per hectare
- Vinification
- Alcoholic fermentation in steel tanks for about 1 month, then 3 years in 30 hl large oak barrels, followed by 6 months in bottle. Bottled 4 years after harvest.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C
- Storage
- 14% ABV (varies slightly by vintage). Bottle size 0.75 l.
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