Red
Priore
By Cantine Povero, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
A Barolo, 2021 vintage, 14.5% alcohol, aged in oak; Priore means "the chosen one". The 2019 vintage won gold at Mundus Vini.
Tasting notes
Intense garnet red. Violet, wild rose, elder, cinnamon, aniseed, leather and tar, with truffle, dried mushroom and hazelnut. Warm, dry, earthy and full on the palate; powerful tannins balanced by lively acidity.
Pairs well with
Roast goose, pork cheek in Barolo, truffle tagliatelle, stew, game, blue cheeses such as Castelmagno, hard cheeses such as Toma.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Langhe
- Soil
- Silt, clay and skeleton
- Harvest
- Long ripening, often lasting until the first weeks of November.
- Vineyard planting
- Espalier training with guyot pruning
- Vinification
- Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks at 26°C for 12 to 15 days; ageing in oak barrels.
- Serving temperature
- 18°C
- Storage
- Best within 8 to 10 years of the harvest
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