Red
Senso Unico
By Marco Bonfante, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
Barbera and Cabernet Sauvignon blend made with young drinkers in mind: structured and elegant yet easy to drink.
Tasting notes
Intense purple-red. Spiced aromas with red fruit and pepper and a slight wood note. Structured and velvety with good tannin from the Cabernet; good balance of acidity, structure and alcohol.
Pairs well with
Maltagliati with leeks and sausage, white and red meat, cheeses such as Robiola or Toma.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Monferrato DOC Rosso
- Grape
- Barbera 75%, Cabernet Sauvignon 25%
- Soil
- Calcareous clay marl
- Exposure
- South, south-east
- Harvest
- Mid-September for Barbera, last week of September for Cabernet
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 5,000 plants per hectare, 65 hl/ha, altitude 250 m
- Vinification
- Destalked and soft-pressed, then 12 days on the skins. The two wines age separately for 8 months in French oak barriques, then are blended. Bottled and held a year at a controlled 12 C before release.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 C
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