# Currà (Sottimano)

> Red, Barbaresco DOCG by [Sottimano](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/sottimano.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/sottimano-curra).

- **Producer:** Sottimano
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbaresco DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Cru / vineyard:** Currà
- **Production area:** Neive
- **Vineyard planting:** Old, low-yielding vines
- **Vinification:** After a careful selection of the grapes, alcoholic fermentation happens spontaneously. Long maceration on the skins and a period of submerged cap are followed by racking into wood, where malolactic fermentation completes. The wine then rests in bottle for about a year before release.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

Barbaresco DOCG from the Currà cru, a small site south-west of Neive village farmed with old, low-yielding vines.

## Tasting notes

Evolved notes of menthol, liquorice and aniseed emerge on the palate within a tannic structure and fruity pulp. This Barbaresco reveals itself more slowly than the others, enveloping on the palate with vigorous, persistent tannins and hints of violet and red fruit.