Red
Fausoni Riserva
By Prinsi, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Barbaresco Riserva from the Fausoni vineyard in Neive, aged in French and Slavonian oak casks. Also made in large formats.
Tasting notes
Garnet red with ruby shades. Rich, very complex nose of liquorice, tobacco, cocoa and goudron. Striking concentration and elegance on the palate, with sweet tannins and great length.
Pairs well with
Braised meats, wild boar in salmì and game.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG Riserva
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Fausoni
- Production area
- Fausoni vineyard, Neive, 320 m altitude
- Soil
- Marl, clay and white tufa
- Exposure
- South-west
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 3,500 vines/ha
- Vinification
- Destemmed and crushed, then macerated and fermented on the skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks at 28°C. Malolactic fermentation in wood. Aged in large casks of French and Slavonian oak, then in bottle before release.
- Serving temperature
- 18°C
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