Red
Barolo del Comune di Monforte
By Renzo Seghesio, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Barolo of the Monforte d'Alba commune made from the younger vines of the Ginestra and Pajana vineyards.
Tasting notes
Deep, luminous garnet with pink and orange reflections. Red fruit, rose, sage and liquorice, touched by leather and flowers; spicy herbs, mint, black pepper and berries, creamy tannins and a long floral finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Pajana della Ginestra, Monforte d'Alba
- Soil
- Slightly sandy, calcareous with marl and tufa
- Exposure
- South-east and west/south-west
- Harvest
- Mid-October, by hand
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 4,500 vines per hectare
- Vinification
- Made from the younger vines of the Ginestra and Pajana vineyards, from their cooler parts. Destemmed with about 15% whole berries. Fermentation for 35 days in total, partly with a submerged cap. Aged about 26 months (the page says 30) in 3,200-litre Slavonian oak barrels. 14.50% alcohol.
More from Renzo Seghesio
- Barbera d'Alba, Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Ca´d´Nalin, Barolo DOCG
- Ginestra, Barolo DOCG
- Pajanella, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Roè, Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC
- Ruri, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- San Bernardino, Roero Arneis DOCG
- Vigna Pajana, Barolo DOCG