Red

Barbaresco

By Villa Doria, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Villa Doria Barbaresco

Traditional-style Barbaresco in line with the estate's Barolo approach, with large barrels and long skin contact. Alcohol 13 to 14.5% vol.

Tasting notes

Garnet red with ruby highlights. Ethereal nose of rose and violet, red fruit jam, raspberry, vanilla, nutmeg, white pepper and aniseed. Full-bodied in the mouth, with tannins that never predominate, balanced and long.

Pairs well with

Pasta with meat sauces, red meat, braised dishes and game, cheeses including matured ones.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbaresco DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo
Production area
Barbaresco, Neive and Treiso hills and part of San Rocco Seno d'Elvio in Alba; made and aged in the Villadoria cellars under a special ministerial permission to vinify outside the production zone
Soil
Clayey limestone packed with tufaceous marls
Harvest
Hand harvest
Vineyard planting
Guyot, yields around 50 hl per hectare
Vinification
Destemming and very gentle crushing; fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel with frequent pumping over; 15 to 20 days on the skins; spontaneous malolactic fermentation after racking. Aged 26 months in total, 9 of them in medium oak barrels.
Serving temperature
18 to 20 °C; open the bottle an hour before serving
Storage
Ageing potential of 10 to 15 years depending on vintage

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