Red
Valeirano
By La Spinetta, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Barbaresco DOCG from the Valeirano cru in Treiso (CN), 100% Nebbiolo, first produced in 1997 with about 7,000 bottles a year. A Riserva version aged at least 10 years is also made, about 300 magnums a year.
Tasting notes
Valeirano displays surprising minerality, supported with phenomenal structure. Hints of tea leaf and balsamic notes on the nose and palate recur. The finish is intense, while tannins are noble.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Valeirano
- Production area
- Valeirano vineyard, Treiso (CN)
- Soil
- Clay-like limestone marl, of marine origin, sandy
- Exposure
- South-West, 380 m a.s.l.
- Vineyard planting
- Vines about 55 years old on 6.2 acres
- Vinification
- Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled vats for an average period of 14-15 days. Malolactic fermentation done in French oak barrels, 20% new and the rest aged in used second-passage barrels, followed by ageing of minimum 9 months. Then refined in the bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 16-17°C
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