Red
Vigna Pajana
By Renzo Seghesio, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Nebbiolo Barolo from the south-east-facing Vigna Pajana plot on the Ginestra ridge in Monforte d'Alba, aged 28 months in large oak.
Tasting notes
Vibrant garnet colour. Botanical herbs, blue flowers and wild rose, with eucalyptus and undergrowth. Savoury and elegant, with cherry, strawberry compote and liquorice, fine tannins and a citrus finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Vigna Pajana
- Production area
- Pajana della Ginestra, Monforte d'Alba
- Soil
- Calcareous, marl and tufa
- Exposure
- South-east
- Harvest
- Mid-October, by hand
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 4,500 vines per hectare
- Vinification
- Grapes selected from the south-east side of the estate, destemmed with 15% whole berries. Fermentation in two stages for a total of 26 days, finishing with a submerged cap. Aged about 28 months in 3,200-litre Austrian oak barrels (the page also mentions Slavonian oak). 14.00% alcohol, 60 q/ha yield.
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- Barbera d'Alba, Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Barolo del Comune di Monforte, Barolo DOCG
- 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