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Prinsi - Barbaresco Gallina Viti Vecchie

Prinsi - Barbaresco Gallina Viti Vecchie

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Format

Ruby red tending to garnet. Tons of fruit, spice and coffee. Ethereal, spicy, with nuances of tobacco and chocolate. Austere tannin, full bodied and very elegant. Perfect with braised meats, beef stew, fondue with truffles and seasoned cheese.

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Origin Barbaresco
Classification DOCG
Serving temperature 64 °F

Blend composition

Grape breakdown

Nebbiolo 100%

Color profile

  • Ruby red tending to garnet

Tasting profile

  • Tons of fruit, spice and coffee
  • Ethereal, spicy, with nuances of tobacco and chocolate
  • Austere tannin, full bodied and very elegant

Food pairings

  • Braised meats
  • Beef stew
  • Fondue with truffles
  • Seasoned cheeses

The story

Gallina vineyard located in the municipality of Neive. The vines are trained in Guyot on sandstone, 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 South-East.

Winemaking

From vineyard to bottle

Harvest

The grapes are destalked and softly pressed. Fermentation with skin maceration in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature (28°C), followed by malolactic fermenation in wooden casks

Barrel

Large french oak barrels

Bottling

Refinement in bottle before releasing