Red
San Giuseppe
By Pecchenino, Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy
Barolo DOCG blended from three Monforte d'Alba menzioni, first produced in 2005.
Tasting notes
On the nose, notes of plum, raspberry, ripe red and black cherry, blackberry, licorice, mint and tobacco. Classic, rich and powerful on the palate, with silky, well-integrated tannins.
Pairs well with
Pasta with meat ragù, braised or roasted red meats, game. Aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Bussia, Le Coste di Monforte, Ravera di Monforte
- Production area
- Vineyards in the comune of Monforte d'Alba, in the Bussia, Le Coste di Monforte and Ravera di Monforte menzioni.
- Soil
- Medium-textured calcareous-clay
- Harvest
- Late October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot-trained, planting density of 5,000 vines/ha
- Vinification
- After a gentle destemming, the must ferments in steel tanks. The wine then stays in contact with the skins in post-maceration. After drawing off, malolactic fermentation develops naturally, and the wine is then moved to wood.
- Storage
- Aged in oak and cement tanks.
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