Red
Bergeisa
By Le Strette, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's only Barolo from the commune of Barolo itself: a sandy, south-east facing cru giving an elegant, silky and earlier-drinking style.
Tasting notes
Garnet with ruby glints. Blackberry, raspberry and rose, sometimes with liquorice and cinnamon. Structured, balanced and elegant, with silky tannins
Pairs well with
Red meat dishes, game, medium and long-aged cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Bergeisa
- Production area
- MGA Bergeisa, commune of Barolo; 280 m above sea level, on a steep slope
- Soil
- Calcareous with a looser, sandier texture
- Exposure
- South-east
- Vineyard planting
- Vertical trellis, single Guyot pruning; 4,300 vines per hectare; planted 1982
- Vinification
- Soft crushing and destemming; fermentation and maceration in stainless steel for 25 to 30 days. About 12 months in small second- and third-fill casks, then 18 to 24 months in larger barrels
- Storage
- Starts to show its full potential after 4 to 5 years
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