Red
Roero
By Cornarea, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Nebbiolo from the estate's historic Cornarea cru in Canale d'Alba, made for long ageing. Roero became a DOCG in 2005.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with garnet reflections. Pronounced, complex nose with a spicy vein and a balsamic note of eucalyptus, hints of plum, violet, morello cherry and liquorice root. Warm and savoury on the palate, with an elegant structure and fine tannins, fruity and soft, with a long finish of berry jam and a mineral close.
Pairs well with
Red meats, roast duck, Piedmontese boiled meats (bollito) and aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Roero DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Cornarea
- Production area
- Cornarea hill, Canale d'Alba (Roero)
- Soil
- Prevalently sand and ferrous clay, rich in magnesium
- Exposure
- South-west
- Vineyard planting
- 2 ha, planted 1978-1979; trellis with Guyot pruning; 70 quintals per hectare; average altitude 280 m
- Vinification
- Careful selection in the vineyard. Aged 18 months in large casks, then at least 6 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 18 °C
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