Red
Vigna Bric Paradis
By Renato Buganza, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore from 1967 vines at Bric Paradis, aged 18 months in oak.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby. Fine, aristocratic nose with complex aromas of small fruits, liquorice, violet and vanilla.
Pairs well with
A wine for contemplation; red meats, braised and boiled meats, aged cheeses and game, and dark chocolate.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Bric Paradis
- Production area
- Piobesi d'Alba and Guarene d'Alba (CN)
- Soil
- Calcareous marl of Tortonian origin
- Exposure
- South-west, 290 m above sea level
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1967, 0.72 ha, low guyot on well-sloped hills; yield 40 hl/ha
- Vinification
- Nine days of fermentation with manual punch-downs and délestage. Part goes to large wooden casks, part to barriques and part to steel for malolactic fermentation. Ages 18 months in oak, rests three months, then six months in bottle. Alcohol 14 to 14.5%, total acidity 5.0 to 5.5 g/l. Ageing potential over 10 years.
- Serving temperature
- 18 to 20 C
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