Red
Brunate Riserva
By Mario Marengo, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Riserva from a careful selection of grapes from one of the family's oldest Brunate vineyards, planted in the 1940s, aged two years in barriques and two more in bottle.
Tasting notes
Garnet red. Typical, fruity nose of black cherry and spice; full bodied, supple, silky tannins, persistent.
Pairs well with
Braised and roast meat, seasoned cheese
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo Riserva DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Brunate
- Production area
- Brunate, La Morra
- Soil
- Mixed clay and silt tending to calcareous
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- September to October
- Vineyard planting
- 0.16 ha, planted 1940, 320-350 m altitude; yield 5 t/ha; hand harvest
- Vinification
- Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel at 17-30 C for 14 days; 24 months in French oak barriques (10% new), then 24 months in bottle before release.
- Serving temperature
- 16-17 C
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