Red
Serracapelli
By Pico Maccario, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbaresco DOCG made from 100% Nebbiolo grown on Miocene calcareous marl soil, aged in fine wood barrels for 10 months before bottle ageing.
Tasting notes
Brilliant garnet red color. Intense bouquet, floral and fruity. Spicy notes emerge on the finish. Fresh, balanced and elegant on the palate, with completeness and notable longevity.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Serracapelli
- Soil
- Miocene-Helvetian origin soil, mainly calcareous/marly with sand veins.
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- Manual harvest with careful selection of the bunches directly in the vineyard.
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot
- Vinification
- Further grape control and gentle crushing/destemming. Vinification in steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 28-30 C. Maceration for about 15 days with frequent punching down and gentle pumping over. Aged in fine wood barrels for 10 months, followed by further ageing in bottle before release.
- Serving temperature
- 18 C
- Storage
- Ageing potential more than 8 years. Formats: 0.75 l, 1.5 l, 3 l. Closure: technical cork.
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