Red
Montestefano Riserva
By Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Single-vineyard Barbaresco Riserva from the Montestefano MGA, 100% Nebbiolo, made only in vintages the cooperative considers excellent. The producer gives it about 30 years of ageing potential from the vintage.
Tasting notes
2021 vintage: ripe vintage, intense red fruit aromas, balanced tannins and long finish. Vineyard character: full bodied, dark and ripe fruit, thick on the palate, powerful finish.
Pairs well with
Fresh egg-pasta dishes, risotto, white and red meat, game, venison
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco Riserva DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Montestefano
- Production area
- Montestefano MGA, Barbaresco
- Soil
- calcareous limestone
- Exposure
- south / south-east
- Vineyard planting
- Vineyard size 3.9 hectares (9.6 acres); grapes from the Produttori members Gonella, Maffei, Rivella, Rocca
- Vinification
- Fermentation at 30°C (85°F), 28 days of skin contact, malolactic completed. Aged 30 months in large oak barrels and 9 months in bottle (2021 vintage, bottled May 2025). Total production 16,348 bottles and 1,826 magnums.
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