Rosé
Ad Majora Rosé
By San Biagio, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Small-production Nebbiolo rosé from late-picked, slightly withered grapes, with rose and white berry notes.
Tasting notes
Bright, pale cherry colour. Intense withered rose and white berries (gooseberry and currant). Great structure and persistence, balanced between savoury notes, sweetness and length.
Pairs well with
Aperitif, starters, savoury pies, shellfish and fish, first courses, white meats, pastries, blue cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Rosé
- Denomination
- Vino Rosato
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Production area
- Blend of different estate vineyards
- Soil
- Laminated Sant'Agata marl with layers of sandstone and conglomerates
- Exposure
- West
- Harvest
- Last part of October, by hand, slightly overripe
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 2006-2021; altitude 350-390 m
- Vinification
- 1 day on the skins, flotation, very slow fermentation at about 12 °C for about twenty days, about 2 months on the lees, cold stabilisation and barrel ageing until April, then at least 8 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 10-12 °C but not below 8 °C; drink within 5 years
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