Red
Larigi
By Elio Altare, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Larigi is Elio Altare's Barbera-based Langhe Rosso from a single La Morra vineyard planted in 1948, made in 1,000 to 1,500 bottles.
Tasting notes
Deep purple red. Very intense notes of red fruit, fruity and persistent. Warm, soft and intense, with silky, velvety tannins, pleasant acidity and flavours ranging from blackberry to cherry.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Rosso
- Grape
- Barbera
- Cru / vineyard
- Larigi
- Production area
- La Morra
- Soil
- Sandy clay marl
- Exposure
- South, south-east
- Vineyard planting
- Vineyard planted in 1948
- Vinification
- Skin maceration in temperature-controlled rotofermenters for 3 to 4 days, aged 18 months in new French barriques
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