Red
Ad Majora Nebbiolo
By San Biagio, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Ad Majora line Nebbiolo from a high La Morra hill, mineral and savoury, with flint and hydrocarbon notes.
Tasting notes
Intense, brilliant ruby red, garnet with age. Cherry in syrup, blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, rose, violet, eucalyptus, medicinal herbs and spice, with hydrocarbon, flint and undergrowth on the finish. Silky palate, mentholated, mineral, fresh and savoury, soft but present tannins.
Pairs well with
Starters, meat-sauce first courses, savoury pies, red meats (lamb, pork, beef), medium to long-aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Production area
- Vineyard on an imposing hill in La Morra (not named on the page)
- Soil
- Laminated Sant'Agata marls with layers of sandstone and conglomerates, small marine fossils
- Exposure
- East
- Harvest
- Usually end of October
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1960-2021; average altitude 390 m
- Vinification
- Cold static maceration for 1 day, fermentation at 24 °C for 25 days with frequent punching down.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C; drink young or within 8 years
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