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Prinsi - Barbaresco Gaia Principe

Prinsi - Barbaresco Gaia Principe

Vintage
Format

Ruby red with garnet reflections. Memories of cinnamon, soft fruit and pepper. Spicy and vanilla notes. Persistent and elegant with soft tannin. Perfect with roasted and braised meats, seasoned cheese but also to drink alone thanks to its pleasantness.

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Wine profile

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Origin Barbaresco
Classification DOCG
Serving temperature 64 °F

Blend composition

Grape breakdown

Nebbiolo 100%

Color profile

  • Ruby red with garnet reflections

Tasting profile

  • Persistent with memories of cinnamon, soft fruit, and pepper
  • Elegant with soft tannin
  • Spicy and vanilla notes

Food pairings

  • Roasted and braised meats
  • Seasoned cheeses
  • Drink alone thanks to its pleasantness

The story

Gaia Principe first growth is located in the Municipality of Neive. The vines are trained in Guyot on marly, clay and silty soils at 320 meters above sea level, with a planting density of 3,500 vines per hectare. The hillside vineyards face North-West.

Winemaking

From vineyard to bottle

Harvest

The grapes are destalked and softly pressed. Fermentation with skin maceration in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature (27°C), followed by malolactic fermenation in wooden casks

Barrel

Large french oak barrels

Bottling

Further refinement in bottle before releasing