Red

San Cristoforo

By Vinory, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy

Vinory San Cristoforo

Barbaresco Riserva from the San Cristoforo cru in Neive, aged about 48 months in steel, tonneaux and barriques.

Tasting notes

Light ruby red. Intense, delicate aroma of rose, perfume and cherry. A powerful bouquet of raspberry, cherry syrup and lighter notes of anise and vanilla. A potent, pleasurable Barbaresco.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbaresco Riserva DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo
Cru / vineyard
San Cristoforo
Production area
Neive
Vineyard planting
Guyot training; about 5,000 plants per hectare
Vinification
Alcoholic fermentation lasts 10-12 days in vertical steel tanks with daily pumping over to extract colour; malolactic fermentation also in steel. Ageing of about 48 months, split between steel, tonneaux and barriques, and finally bottle before release.

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