Red
Cascina Ferrero
By Tenuta Carretta, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
A classic-recipe Barolo blending grapes from the estate's Barolo vineyards and third-party vineyards in La Morra.
Tasting notes
Intense garnet red with a rich bouquet of dried rose, plum, tobacco, liquorice and cocoa, with spicy notes. Warm and complex on the palate, harmonious and mellow.
Pairs well with
Excellent with red meat main courses, braises, game and mature cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Barolo and La Morra (grapes from the estate's own Barolo vineyards and from third-party vineyards in La Morra)
- Vineyard planting
- 2.30 hectares; 70 q/ha; first vintage 2003
- Vinification
- Fermentation with submerged cap maceration lasts 10 to 12 days at 28 °C. Aged first in oak tonneau and then in large barrels for at least 24 months, then bottled; at least 36 months in total from 1 November of the harvest year.
- Serving temperature
- 18 to 20 °C
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