Red
Ciabot Riserva
By Pasquale Pelissero, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
A small-lot Barbaresco Riserva from 0.3 ha of the San Giuliano vineyard, aged in new barriques and named for the ciabot among the vines.
Tasting notes
Appearance: red garnet with orange hues. Nose: cherry, blueberry and blackberry, licorice, tobacco, spices. Palate: complex, full-bodied and persistent, with perfumes that promise a harmonious sip; it can be drunk with food or on its own
Pairs well with
Parmigiano aged 36 months, mushroom dishes, truffle tagliatelle, brisket and beef ribs, beef stew, roast turkey
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco Riserva DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- San Giuliano
- Production area
- San Giuliano MGA, Neive
- Soil
- Marl (clay and limestone)
- Exposure
- South-west
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 5,000 vines per hectare, 25 years old, 0.3 ha, 300 m above sea level
- Vinification
- Soft pressing, temperature-controlled fermentation for 10 to 15 days, malolactic fermentation. Aged 3 years in new oak barriques and 24 months in bottle. Bottled in August. About 1,000 bottles a year, 14.5% alcohol.
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