Red

Faset

By Michele Chiarlo, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy

Michele Chiarlo Faset

Barbaresco from a parcel of the Faset cru, an icon cru made only in excellent vintages in very limited quantities. Available in 0.75 and 1.5 l.

Tasting notes

Colour: Ruby-garnet red with brilliant reflections; Nose: Ample and aristocratic, with withered rose petals, small red fruits and an elegant mineral note blended with very fine spices; Palate: Great structure, enveloping and elegant, marked minerality and a dense weave of very fine tannins

Pairs well with

Hare with juniper berries, roast guinea fowl, agnolotti with roast sauce, well-aged cheeses

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbaresco DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo
Cru / vineyard
Faset
Production area
Faset, Barbaresco (parcel of about 1 ha within the Cascina Cabanet vineyard)
Soil
Greyish-white calcareous marl with bands of sand, rich in minerals, mainly magnesium and manganese
Exposure
Summit of the hill, south-west; 210-270 m
Vineyard planting
Guyot; planted 1965
Vinification
Fermented 17-18 days on the skins in 55 hl oak vats with gentle "shower" wetting of the cap at 30-27 C; malolactic in vat. Minimum 2 years of ageing, 18 months of it in large oak casks, then bottle.
Serving temperature
18 C

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