Red

Sorì Paradiso

By Villa Doria, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Villa Doria Sorì Paradiso

Single-vineyard Barolo from the estate's Paradiso hill, vinified separately in the most successful vintages. Alcohol 13 to 14.5% vol.

Tasting notes

Ruby red with garnet highlights. Intense, complex nose of rose, violet, cherry in alcohol, liquorice, tar and truffle. Dense structure of noble tannins, austere, powerful and full-bodied, with a long finish and a mineral note.

Pairs well with

Full-flavoured red meat dishes, aged cheeses, truffle dishes.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo
Cru / vineyard
Sorì Paradiso
Production area
Paradiso vineyard, part of the Sorì Cappallotto area of Serralunga d'Alba, wholly owned by the Lanzavecchia family; the hill rises steeply from the cellars
Soil
Limestone marl of sedimentary origin with a good percentage of quartz
Exposure
South-west
Harvest
Hand-harvested
Vineyard planting
Guyot, about 4,500 vines per hectare, yields around 45 hl; average vine age 15 years
Vinification
Hand harvest, destemming and gentle crushing; fermentation in stainless steel at up to 28 °C; 25 to 28 days on the skins; spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Aged at least about 20 months in Slavonian oak barrels, then in tanks, 38 months in total.
Serving temperature
20 °C; open the bottle an hour before serving
Storage
Ready to drink 5 years after harvest; ageing potential of at least 25 years

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