Red

Autenzio

By Podere Ruggeri Corsini, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Podere Ruggeri Corsini Autenzio

Albarossa, a Barbera x Nebbiolo di Dronero cross, grown on 0.3 hectares in Monforte d'Alba.

Tasting notes

Particularly well structured and full-bodied, with noticeable, well-balanced acidity and alcohol. Fragrant and pleasantly tannic.

Pairs well with

First courses, meat, cheese and cold meats; worth trying with polenta and cheese

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Piemonte DOC Albarossa
Grape
Albarossa 100%
Production area
Monforte d'Alba (CN)
Soil
Elveziano, clayey calcareous
Exposure
East, about 480 m
Vineyard planting
0.3 hectares, Guyot VSP, 5000 plants/ha, vines 27 years old
Vinification
Manual harvest in crates, destemmed, four pump-overs a day in the first week, ten days of maceration. After racking and malolactic fermentation it spends 12 months in large Slavonian oak barrels. SQNPI certified.

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