Red
Perno
By Raineri, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Single-vineyard Barolo from 40 year old Nebbiolo vines at Santo Stefano di Perno, Monforte. About 6,000 bottles a year.
Tasting notes
Garnet-red. Nose of violet, dried rose, balsamic notes, mushrooms, mature fruit and tobacco. Dry, very deep and lasting palate with beefy tannins, full-bodied and well balanced. Ageing potential 5-20 years.
Pairs well with
Pasta with rich sauce, steak, braised meat, lamb and game, hard cheese, dark chocolate
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Santo Stefano di Perno
- Production area
- Perno, Monforte d'Alba
- Soil
- sand and marls of clay, limestone
- Exposure
- South-west, about 350 m a.s.l. (1150 ft)
- Harvest
- Hand harvest in mid-October in 20 kg crates
- Vineyard planting
- 40 year old vines, guyot
- Vinification
- Destemmed. Fermentation and maceration about three weeks at 30-31 C in vertical stainless steel vats, then about two months of malolactic fermentation and 24 months in large casks. No filtration, no fining.
- Serving temperature
- 16-17 C
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