Sweet

Caruss

By Roberto Sarotto, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Roberto Sarotto Caruss

A passito made from dried Brachetto grapes grown on the estate's own vineyards in Neviglie.

Tasting notes

Ruby red, intense and aromatic, with soft, harmonious and persistent notes of ripe red fruit and dried rose, sometimes recalling the undergrowth.

Pairs well with

Fruit pies, small pastries and chocolate desserts, berry tarts, almond cookies or filled chocolates

Technical details

Style
Sweet
Denomination
Piemonte Brachetto Passito DOC
Grape
Brachetto
Production area
Langhe, Neviglie (CN)
Soil
Medium-textured, tending to limestone mixed with clay
Harvest
Early September
Vinification
Grapes dried in wooden crates until late November, then destemmed and pressed, fermented with maceration, aged in barriques (225 L) followed by a short passage in steel
Serving temperature
12-14°C

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