Red
Ginestra
By Renzo Seghesio, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Nebbiolo Barolo from the highest, west to south-west facing part of the Ginestra vineyard, aged 28 months in large Slavonian oak.
Tasting notes
Deep, luminous garnet with pink and orange reflections. Cranberry, liquorice, red orange and leather, with undergrowth and herbs. Intense and elegant, with a firm, fine texture, austerity and freshness from balanced acidity, framed by taut, fine tannins.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Ginestra
- Production area
- Pajana della Ginestra, Monforte d'Alba
- Soil
- Slightly sandy, calcareous, marl and tufa
- Exposure
- West/south-west
- Harvest
- Mid-October, by hand
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 4,500 vines per hectare
- Vinification
- Fruit from the highest part of the Ginestra vineyard, destemmed with 15% whole berries. Fermentation for 31 days in total (15 with a submerged cap) and a gentle extended maceration on the skins. Aged 28 months in 3,200-litre Slavonian oak barrels. 14.00% alcohol, 60 q/ha yield.
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