Red
Barbaresco
By Rapalino, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Barbaresco from Nebbiolo in the Ferrere and Giacone vineyards at Treiso, 24 months in 25-hectolitre barrels. The clayey-calcareous soil of the vineyards gives a long-lived, complex wine.
Tasting notes
Garnet red, complex and elegant, recalling violet and liquorice; fresh and balanced in the power characteristic of this wine.
Pairs well with
Excellent with tajarin with meat ragù or rabbit civet.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Production area
- Ferrere and Giacone vineyards, Treiso
- Soil
- Clayey-calcareous
- Exposure
- South-west
- Harvest
- Between the end of September and mid-October
- Vinification
- Temperature-controlled steel vats at a maximum of 28 °C, fermentation with maceration of 15 to 20 days depending on the vintage; 24 months in 25-hectolitre large barrels. 14.5% alcohol.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C
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