Red
Albesani
By Francone, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Barbaresco from the Albesani MGA, a hill similar to Gallina, with a first release from 2020 and about 3,000 bottles. Drinking age 5 to 18 years after harvest.
Tasting notes
Warm, long-lived Barbaresco with a lively colour and complex bouquet of red fruits, light floral and toasted notes.
Pairs well with
Roasts, braised meats, game and aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Albesani
- Production area
- Albesani, municipality of Neive
- Soil
- Calcareous and silty; Sant'Agata fossil marls, laminated
- Exposure
- South, top of the hill (altitude about 270 m)
- Vinification
- 18 months in French oak barrels and casks.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20 °C
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