Red

Gaiun

By Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy

Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy Gaiun

Produced since 1982 only in the best vintages, from a selected parcel of the Martinenga vineyard toward Asili, with a more international style from French oak ageing.

Tasting notes

Colour: intense, brilliant garnet red with copper reflections. Bouquet: deep notes of sweet tobacco, liquorice and black pepper, mingled with chocolate and balsamic notes. Taste: elegantly structured and harmonious, with a fine, silky tannic texture.

Pairs well with

Ideal with wild game, red meat and aged, hard cheeses. Worth trying with dark chocolate.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbaresco DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Cru / vineyard
Martinenga
Production area
Heart of the commune of Barbaresco. The Gaiun vineyard is part of Martinenga, on the western side of the amphitheatre. South facing at an altitude between 230m and 290m a.s.l.
Exposure
South
Vinification
Vinification on skins with eight to ten days of fermentation with floating cap at controlled temperature, followed by twenty to thirty days of maceration with submerged cap and daily pump-overs. Malolactic fermentation follows the alcoholic fermentation. Aged in French oak barriques for twenty-eight months, followed by bottle ageing before release.

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