Red
Albarossa
By F.lli Botto, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Made from Albarossa, a Nebbiolo x Barbera cross bred in 1938 and replanted on the estate since 2002, aged around 18 months in large casks.
Tasting notes
Intense aromas of wild berries and plums with spice notes; firm tannin and acidity balanced by structure and softness.
Pairs well with
Game and richly flavoured dishes.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC Albarossa
- Grape
- Albarossa 100%
- Production area
- Ricaldone and Cassine (Localita Sant'Mo), 2 ha at 239 m altitude
- Soil
- Sandy to calcareous-clay soils (Ricaldone and Cassine)
- Exposure
- South
- Vineyard planting
- Yield 63 hl/ha; hand-picked; mechanical weed control, no herbicides
- Vinification
- Ferments with controlled-temperature maceration, then ages about 18 months in large wooden casks.
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