Red
Barbaresco
By Giuseppe Cortese, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Made from selected parcels as an alternative to Rabajà, a Barbaresco showing freshness, minerality and good drinkability.
Tasting notes
Harmonious and well balanced, with a floral bouquet, solid structure and a lingering taste. Crisp and elegant, with a succulent mouthfeel.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Barbaresco, 1.5 hectares from selected parcels, 235 to 315 m above sea level
- Soil
- Limestone and clay
- Exposure
- South and south-west
- Vineyard planting
- About 35 years old, Guyot, 4,000 vines per hectare, 70 quintals per hectare, about 10,000 bottles, hand harvested
- Vinification
- About 30 days of fermentation in stainless steel; 18 months in Slavonian oak barrels of 17 to 25 hl, at least 5 to 6 years old; at least 6 months in bottle before release.
More from Giuseppe Cortese
- Barbera d'Alba, Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Langhe Dolcetto, Langhe DOC Dolcetto
- Langhe Nebbiolo, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Morassina, Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Rabajà, Barbaresco DOCG
- Rabajà Riserva, Barbaresco Riserva DOCG
- Scapulin, Langhe DOC Bianco