Red
Piangalardo
By Colle Manora, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Barolo from Nebbiolo grown in the "Lontano" vineyard at Monforte d'Alba, facing west to south-west. Aged in barriques and large casks, released four years after harvest.
Tasting notes
Garnet red with orange shades. Intense, balsamic nose of flowers and aromatic herbs, discreet wood and undergrowth, ending in tobacco and liquorice. Full, warm, harmonious palate with silky, soft tannins, red flowers, ripe fruit, spices and liquorice, with a long, changing finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Lontano
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba
- Exposure
- West/south-west
- Vinification
- Hand-selected bunches, manual harvest and immediate vinification. Slow fermentation of over 40 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel, then malolactic. 12 months in first and second-passage barriques, then 15 months in large casks. Bottle ageing starts four years after the harvest.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C
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