Red
Rabajà Riserva
By Vietti, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Barbaresco Riserva from the single-vineyard MGA Rabajà in the commune of Barbaresco, made from Nebbiolo.
Tasting notes
Intense garnet red. The nose is rich and delicate, with rosehip, violet, ripe fruit, cherry and morello cherry. Fresh and enveloping on the palate, with ripe, soft, silky, well-integrated tannins that give good structure and great elegance. Long, persistent finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG Riserva
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Rabajà
- Production area
- Barbaresco, MGA Rabajà; altitude 235-315 m
- Soil
- Calcareous-clayey
- Exposure
- South/south-west
- Vineyard planting
- Average vine age about 51 years, Guyot, about 5,200 plants per hectare
- Vinification
- Alcoholic fermentation lasts about 3 weeks in steel on the skins, with regular pump-overs, including pre-fermentation cold maceration and post-fermentation maceration with the traditional submerged cap method. Malolactic fermentation in wood. Aged about 30 months in oak barrels.
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