Barbaresco Vallegrande
Barbaresco Vallegrande
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Winemaker's notes
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within4 - 16 days
GRASSO FRATELLI SSA will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
The courier will pick up your order and deliver it straight to your door
Product details
About the wine and its characterCountry:
Italy
Region/Subregion:
Piemonte/Barbaresco
Classification:
DOCG
Certification:
-
Grape:
Nebbiolo (100%)
Vintage year:
2020
Color:
Garnet red in color
Aroma:
Intense scent of withered flowers and undergrowth
Taste:
Intense and complex, with balanced tannins, hints of skin and light tobacco
Alcohol content:
15%
Sugar content:
-
Acidity:
-
pH-value:
-
Sweetness:
-
Contains sulphite:
Yes
Volume:
750 ml
Closure:
Agglomerate cork
Bottle:
Glass
Best Served:
18 °C
Food pairing:
Beef, Lamb
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Lamb
Vinification, winemaker's own words
Soils:
Keuper, Sand
Terroir:
Vineyards located in Treiso, Piedmont, Exposure: OVEST, NORD-OVEST, Pruning Method: Guyot
Harvest:
Picked by hand
Fermentation:
Steel (100%)
Storage:
Old oak (100%) 15 months
Winemaker:
Grasso Luigi e Alfredo
Manual harvesting, light destemming and fermentation in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. Continuous pumping over is done to the wine during fermentation to help extract polyphenols and aid the fermentation process. Then it’s aged for about 12-15 months in French oak barrels of 50HL, the period of ageing depends on the year.
About GRASSO FRATELLI SSA
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
The winery, founded in 1900 by grandfather Valentino, is now managed by Luigi and Alfredo Grasso. They lead approximately 15 hectares of vineyard with an annual average production of approximately 70 thousand bottles. Production is mainly focused on Barbaresco, of which we produce 3 different Crus: Vallegrande, Giacosa Spessa and San Stunet.