Red
Selezione Rapalin
By Rapalino, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Barbaresco from the Giacone vineyard at Treiso, three years in 25-hectolitre barrels. Marco says it is produced only in the best years.
Tasting notes
Garnet red, showing great complexity at once, with balsamic, spicy and mineral notes; balanced, intense and persistent on the palate.
Pairs well with
Calls for succulent dishes such as stews and slow-cooked meat.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Giacone
- Production area
- Giacone vineyard, Treiso
- Soil
- Hard, clayey-calcareous soil
- Exposure
- South
- 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; three years in 25-hectolitre large barrels. 15% alcohol.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C
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