Red
Montersino
By Orlando Abrigo, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
From the Montersino MGA in Treiso, described by 19th-century agronomist Lorenzo Fantini as a site of particular value in his 1879 monograph on viticulture in the province of Cuneo.
Tasting notes
Full-bodied, with fine, silky tannins; easy-drinking and joyful.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo (Lampia) 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Montersino
- Production area
- Vigna Montersino, Treiso (300-350 m asl)
- Exposure
- South
- Vineyard planting
- Main parcel planted 1970; four estate parcels planted 1956-2018, Guyot pruning (9-10 buds/vine), 4,500 vines/ha. First vintage produced 1996.
- Vinification
- Soft pressing, skin maceration about 20-25 days at up to 30°C. Matures 12-15 months in barrique and tonneaux with 15% new oak, then at least 12 months in bottle.
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