Red
Duedidue
By Marco Bonfante, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Albarossa; the name stands for the two varieties, like the two siblings who run the winery. One of the estate's crus.
Tasting notes
Intense purple-red. Spiced aromas with red fruit and pepper and a slight wood note. Structured and velvety with good tannin from the Cabernet and Albarossa; it can keep for over 15 years and picks up coffee and cocoa notes in bottle.
Pairs well with
Piedmontese braised meat and veal stracotto; lamb loin with herbs and mountain cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Monferrato DOC Rosso
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon 60%, Albarossa 40%
- Soil
- Calcareous clay marl
- Exposure
- South, south-east
- Harvest
- Last week of September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 5,500 plants per hectare, 55 hl/ha, altitude 250 m
- Vinification
- Destalked, soft-pressed and cold-macerated in steel for about 36 to 40 hours. The two wines age separately in used French oak barriques for 12 to 15 months, depending on the vintage, then are blended. Bottled and held a year at a controlled 12 C before release.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 C
- Storage
- Can be kept for over 15 years
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