Red
Mosconi
By Poderi Gianni Gagliardo, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Mosconi is a Monforte d'Alba cru split between a warm, calcareous, low-vigor south-facing half and a more vigorous east-facing half bordering a forest, giving velvety wines with fine tannins; the two parts are often harvested separately, days apart.
Tasting notes
Potpourri, red fruit and berries, with a sweet and juicy mouth, spicy notes and orange peel; deep, lively and complex tannic texture with great volume.
Pairs well with
Baked rib steak with black pepper and spices (Italy), slow-cooked leg of lamb (UK), Delmonico steak and potatoes with grated cheese (USA), duck a l'orange with pak choy and lemongrass (Asia).
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Mosconi
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba
- Soil
- Clay with low organic matter; the southern part of the plot has more silt and active limestone
- Exposure
- South and East
- Harvest
- Around 10-14 October (as recorded for the 2020 and 2021 vintages, the south and east halves picked separately)
- Vineyard planting
- 1.26 ha at 350 m asl, 4,014 vines, clones 142-230; the Mosconi MGA totals 75.75 ha across 13 owners
- Vinification
- 12-day maceration, full malolactic fermentation, aged 30 months in a single used tonneaux, bottled July 2024; the best plants are vinified separately for a limited bottling
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