Red
Batistin
By Mario Costa, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
The Superiore line Roero from Montà, 100% Nebbiolo, aged 24 months in large Slavonian oak casks and 6 months in bottle.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with orange reflections. A broad nose of spice, black fruit and faded rose. On the palate black fruit and strawberry jam, elegant and persistent with well-judged tannin.
Pairs well with
Lamb, roasts, fillet, braised beef, game and aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Roero DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Montà, Roero, 320 m a.s.l.
- Soil
- Sandy
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- By hand, mid October
- Vineyard planting
- Counter-espalier (controspalliera) training, Guyot pruning
- Vinification
- Soft destemming, fermentation in stainless steel with selected yeasts at controlled temperature, followed by 20 days of maceration on the skins with frequent pump-overs and délestage. Ages 24 months in 10 hl Slavonian oak casks, then finishes 6 months in bottle laid down.
- Serving temperature
- Room temperature
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