Wine type | Red wines |
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Region | Piedmont |
Colour | Garnet red with orange highlights |
Bouquet | Ethereal, pleasant and intense, with scents of dark-coloured berries and floral notes of violet |
Palate | Velvety, full and dry with well-balanced tannins |
Pairing | Ideal with characteristic Piedmontese dishes, such as “battuta al coltello di fassona” (finely chopped beef served raw) or “vitello tonnato” (slow-cooked veal, sliced and served cold with a creamy tuna sauce). Excellent with Alba White Truffle and with structured main courses such as stewed or braised meats |
Grape | Nebbiolo |
Appellation | DOCG |
Production zone | Barbaresco, Neive, Treiso, San Rocco Seno d’Elvio (a hamlet of Alba), Piedmont, Italy |
Alcohol | 14° |
Serving temperature | 18-20° |
Bottle size | 0,75 L |
Recommended glass | We recommend leaving the wine to decant for at least an hour after uncorking the bottle and then serving it in large, crystal glasses to allow the aroma to open fully |