Red
Parussi
By Francesco Sobrero, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Barolo DOCG from the single Parussi cru in Castiglione Falletto, about 2,000-2,500 bottles a year from a hectare of vines on sandy, calcareous soil.
Tasting notes
Deep garnet red. Ethereal and enveloping, with intense, persistent floral and sweet spice notes, sandalwood and faded rose. Structured, powerful palate with soft, elegant tannins, closing fresh yet savoury.
Pairs well with
Beef braised in Barolo, red meat and game, medium to long-aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Parussi
- Production area
- Castiglione Falletto (CN), Parussi cru, 1 hectare
- Soil
- Sandy and calcareous (light grey marls with clay and limestone)
- Exposure
- South-west (west/south-west per the vineyards page), 220 m altitude
- Vineyard planting
- Spurred cordon Guyot, 4,000 vines/ha; yield about 45 quintals/ha.
- Vinification
- Fermentation and maceration at controlled temperature in steel, submerged cap, about 50 days, with manual and automatic pump-overs. Malolactic fermentation in steel; aged at least 24 months in large oak barrels (about 25 hl), Slavonian oak per the estate cellar. Bottled unfiltered.
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