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Carlo Giacosa - Barbaresco

Carlo Giacosa - Barbaresco

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The color is garnet red. The bouquet is broad and intense, with appealing notes of ripe fruit and pleasant sensations of liquorice and cinnamon. The palate is dry and full, with great structure and an excellent tannic texture.

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Origin Barbaresco
Classification DOCG
Serving temperature 61-64 °F

Blend composition

Grape breakdown

Nebbiolo 100%

Color profile

  • Garnet red

Tasting profile

  • Broad and intense bouquet
  • Appealing notes of ripe fruit and pleasant sensations of liquorice and cinnamon
  • Dry and full palate, with great structure and an excellent tannic texture

Food pairings

  • A structured wine suitable for savoury and important dishes, particularly meats
  • Goes well with mature cheeses
  • Suitable for meditated consumption outside of mealtimes

The story

The Nebbiolo grapes for this Barbaresco were grown in three estate-owned vineyards in Barbaresco. Soil is compact with a prevalence of limestone and clay with a south to southwest and east exposure


Winemaking

From vineyard to bottle

Harvest

The grapes are crushed and destemmed, then the must ferments on skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks

Barrel

After being drawn off and partially cleared, the wine ages in 20hl to 45 hl French oak barrels