Red
San Cristoforo Riserva
By Sassi - San Cristoforo, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Critics and guides
- Award: Corona (Touring Club Italiano, Vinibuoni d'Italia 2027), vintage 2021 (source)
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The estate's Riserva from the San Cristoforo cru, 100% estate-grown Nebbiolo from 20-year-old vines on calcareous clay with blue marl. Only 1,500 to 1,800 bottles are made.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby with orange reflections. Neat, ample nose with notes of sweet tobacco, cocoa, liquorice, vanilla and violet. Full-bodied and harmonious, with a pleasant dry finish.
Pairs well with
Pasta with truffles, red meats, wild game, seasoned cheeses. The producer suggests trying it with dark chocolate.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG Riserva
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- San Cristoforo
- Production area
- Neive (CN), Piemonte
- Soil
- Calcareous clay with blue marl
- Exposure
- South-West
- Vineyard planting
- Vines 20 years old; altitude 300-320 m; yield 70 q/ha; 1,500-1,800 bottles
- Vinification
- Traditional winemaking with a long skin maceration of 2-3 weeks. Three and a half years in oak, part barrique and part large cask, then at least 6 months in the bottle before release. 14.5% alcohol by volume.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20°C
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