# Faset (Michele Chiarlo)

> Red, Barbaresco DOCG by [Michele Chiarlo](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/michele-chiarlo.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/michele-chiarlo-faset).

- **Producer:** Michele Chiarlo
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

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

## Food pairings

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