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Carlo Giacosa - Barbaresco Montefico

Carlo Giacosa - Barbaresco Montefico

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The color is garnet red. The bouquet is broad, elegant and floral, with notes of rose and spices. The palate is dry, full and harmonious, with great structure.

A wine of great substance, particularly well-suited to accompany savory dishes, particularly meat. It is also pleasant with mature cheeses and for meditated consumption outside of mealtimes.

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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 elegant bouqet
  • Floral, with notes of rose and spices
  • Palate is dry, full and harmonious, with great structure

Food pairings

  • Savoury dishes, particularly meat
  • Mature cheeses
  • Meditated consumption outside of mealtimes

The story

Vineyard Montefico - This vineyard, located east of the village of Barbaresco and superbly exposed to the south-east, is planted entirely with Nebbiolo. The altitude is about 250 m above sea level and the vines have an average age of over 50 years. Calcareous-clay soil, with a good presence of marl, conveys freshness and a mineral element to the Barbaresco Montefico, with floral notes and hints of liquorice. A characteristic mentholated scent emerges, due to the substantial presence of wild mint in this parcel of land.

Winemaking

From vineyard to bottle

Harvest

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 large oak barrels