Red
Langhe Freisa
By Giacomo Fenocchio, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Freisa from a 0.5 ha plot of 15-year-old vines, about 4,000 bottles a year. Approx. 13-14% vol.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby red. Intense, varietal, spicy bouquet. Dry with good body and well-balanced tannins.
Pairs well with
Cold cuts, appetizers, pasta and meats; recommended with spicy food and ethnic cuisine.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Freisa
- Grape
- Freisa 100%
- Soil
- Elveziano with clayey sediments, blue marl and tuff
- Exposure
- West
- Harvest
- Early October
- Vineyard planting
- 0.5 ha; vines average 15 years old; hilly zone at around 300 m a.s.l.; 4,000 bottles a year
- Vinification
- Traditional method: fermentation on the skins without added yeasts for around 8 days in stainless steel tanks. Aged six months in stainless steel and six months in Slavonian oak casks, then matured in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- Around 17 degrees
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