Red
Bouquet
By Fratelli Seghesio, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Nebbiolo blend with an international taste, aged 12 months in barriques.
Tasting notes
Ruby red. Intense aromas of red fruits, spices and tobacco. Well balanced, filling the mouth with long, sweet tannins.
Pairs well with
Red meat and mature cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe Rosso DOC
- Grape
- Merlot 50%, Cabernet Sauvignon 25%, Nebbiolo 25%
- Production area
- Monforte d’Alba, Fraz. Castelletto
- Soil
- Marine sedimentary soil of the Lequio formation (Serravallian, about 12 million years old); young, shallow and calcareous, with silt and clay and rich in sand
- Exposure
- North-East, 330 m above sea level
- Harvest
- By hand, early October
- Vineyard planting
- 0.5 hectare, vines 25 years old
- Vinification
- Fermentation on the skins in temperature-controlled rotary fermenters at 25-30 C for about 6 to 7 days, then 12 months in used French oak barriques.
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- La Villa, Barolo DOCG
- Langhe Nebbiolo, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Rapui, Langhe DOC Bianco