Red
Sclint
By Mario Costa, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
The Superiore line Langhe Rosso, aged 12 months in Allier French oak tonneaux and 6 months in bottle. Also made in a 1.5 l format.
Tasting notes
Full-bodied, full in the mouth, velvety and persistent, with notes of vanilla. Deep ruby red with garnet reflections. Complex aroma with notes of tobacco, plum and blackberry.
Pairs well with
Lamb, boiled meats, roasts and game; ideal with grilled dishes and pasta with elaborate sauces.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Rosso
- Production area
- 300 m a.s.l.
- Soil
- Sandy
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- By hand, early October
- Vineyard planting
- Counter-espalier (controspalliera) training, Guyot pruning
- Vinification
- Soft destemming, fermentation in stainless steel with selected yeasts at controlled temperature and 8 days of maceration on the skins with frequent pump-overs. Ages 12 months in French oak tonneaux (Allier forest), then 6 months in bottles laid down.
- Serving temperature
- Room temperature
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