# Sorì Montaribaldi (Montaribaldi)

> Red, Barbaresco DOCG by [Montaribaldi](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/montaribaldi.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/montaribaldi-sori-montaribaldi).

- **Producer:** Montaribaldi
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbaresco DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Production area:** Barbaresco
- **Soil:** Fine, calcareous Typic Ustorthent of the hillsides (S. Agata fossil marls)
- **Exposure:** South
- **Harvest:** End of September to mid-October
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 1966, 4,200 vines/ha, trellis-trained, Guyot pruned; grape yield 8,000 kg/ha, wine yield 5,200 L/ha
- **Vinification:** Fermented and macerated at least a week at 28-32C, then kept on lees at 20-22C for at least two months for malolactic fermentation. Aged about 26 months, partly in new and once-used barriques (225 L), and released after at least 6 months further in the cellar.
- **Serving temperature:** 18 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

A Barbaresco DOCG from a south-facing plot in the Barbaresco commune planted in 1966, aged about 26 months partly in barrique.

## Tasting notes

Deep garnet red with orange reflexes; wide, rich bouquet with violet, sometimes fruit, cocoa, vanilla and tobacco from the oak; full, persistent palate with a wide structure of ripe, round tannins.

## Food pairings

Red and roasted meat, aged cheese