Red

Scarrone "Vigna Mandorlo" Riserva

By F.lli Giacosa, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy

F.lli Giacosa Scarrone "Vigna Mandorlo" Riserva

The estate's Barolo Riserva from the Mandorlo plot in Scarrone, aged nearly four years in French oak before release; selected grapes, hand-harvested.

Tasting notes

Garnet red with light tinges of orange. Complex and evolving bouquet of rose and blood orange, with spicy and ethereal notes of liquorice, tobacco and white truffle. Warm, persistent and well-structured on the palate, with a marked sapidity from the vineyard's sandy-marly soil.

Pairs well with

Excellent with red meat, roasted, skewered or grilled, and with wild game.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG Riserva
Grape
Nebbiolo (Lampia and Michet biotypes)
Cru / vineyard
Scarrone
Production area
Scarrone subzone, Castiglione Falletto (Vigna Mandorlo)
Soil
Sandy-marly, typical of the Mandorlo vineyard
Harvest
Grapes are hand-harvested and rested overnight before crushing and de-stemming the next morning.
Vinification
Submerged-cap maceration for 55 days, then racked and aged 46 months in 30-hectolitre French oak barrels, followed by a further year in stainless steel tanks before bottling.
Serving temperature
Room temperature, approximately 18C.
Storage
The bottle must be placed horizontally and kept in a dark room at a constant temperature.

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