Red
Vie Erte
By F.lli Cigliuti, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbaresco from the Bricco di Neive cru, 100% Nebbiolo from vines averaging 25 years old on sandy, chalky soil. First made in 2000.
Tasting notes
A vibrant garnet hue introduces this Barbaresco, which offers an enticing nose of wild berries, dried herbs, and a hint of tobacco. The palate is robust and well-defined, with firm tannins and a savory complexity that evolves beautifully. [Profiles: bold, dry, tannic, aromatic, complex, structured]
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Bricco di Neive
- Production area
- Neive, Bricco di Neive vineyard, at 350 m above sea level
- Soil
- Sand and limestone
- Exposure
- Southwest
- Harvest
- By hand, end of September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training; vines average 25 years old; yield about 4000 to 4500 kg per hectare.
- Vinification
- Spontaneous fermentation in temperature controlled steel tank for about 20 days, aged in Slavonian oak casks.
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