Red
Carlesca
By Domenico Serra, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A single-varietal Freisa bottled as Monferrato Rosso, aged in steel and then 12 months in barrique.
Tasting notes
Intense and persistent aromas of violet, dark fruit, blackberry and almond. Full, fresh and lively on the palate.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Monferrato Rosso DOC
- Grape
- Freisa
- Production area
- Agliano Terme, about 1 hectare of vines.
- Soil
- Pale, sand-rich soil the locals call "sabbie astiane": clayey-calcareous marl of marine sedimentary origin, low in organic matter but rich in trace elements, especially magnesium.
- Exposure
- West to south-west facing, at about 220 metres above sea level.
- Harvest
- Hand-picked.
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot-trained.
- Vinification
- Soft crushing and destemming, fermentation on the skins for 4 to 5 days at a controlled temperature of 22 to 23°C in soft-system tanks. The wine rests on its own lees for an average of 2 to 3 months in steel tanks, then 12 months in barrique.
- Serving temperature
- 15-16°C
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