Red
Pasqualin
By Pasquale Pelissero, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
The traditional Langhe Nebbiolo, made and aged in large barrels the way the founder Pasquale preferred, and named after him in dialect.
Tasting notes
Appearance: pale ruby with hints of garnet. Nose: rose, violet, red currant, raspberry, black pepper, tobacco, cocoa. Palate: mineral, full-bodied and persistent, with velvety tannins
Pairs well with
Italian salami, spaghetti Bolognese, lasagna Bolognese, beef Stroganoff, meatloaf, pot roast, pulled pork, Texas-style barbecue
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Neive
- Soil
- Marl (clay and limestone)
- Exposure
- South-west
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 5,000 vines per hectare, 15 to 20 years old, 1.5 ha, 300 m above sea level
- Vinification
- Soft pressing, temperature-controlled fermentation for 10 days, malolactic fermentation. Aged 12 months in large French oak casks. Bottled in August. About 8,000 bottles a year, 14% alcohol.
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