Araldica Corsini, Barbaresco

Description Piemonte, Italy An approachable style of Barbaresco packed with fine red berry fruit, yet still with all the classic darkly spicy and dried herb notes – fantastic value! Made from Nebbiolo grapes from around the town of Barbaresco – covering all three communes of Treiso, Neive and Barbaresco. Soils are a mixture of clay and chalk, and vines are trained on low guyot trellis, with a plant density of 4,000 vines/ha. Manual harvest takes place in early October, yield 6 to 7 T/ha. Nebbiolo grapes are hand-harvested, de-stemmed and then crushed into small fermenters, for around 12 days, with daily pumping-over. This ensures good colour and flavour extraction, but avoids over extraction of the abundant Nebbiolo tannins. The wine is drained off at dryness and the skins transferred to a small press. After pressing the wine is settled for two days, and then racked to Slavonian oak botte and barrique, where it is aged for 2 years. Another 6 months maturation in bottle is completed before release. Tasting Notes: Lifted aromas of red berry fruit, black cherries, savoury spice and violets. The palate combines dried cherry and plum fruit with warm smoky notes and a structured but supple finish. Food Pairing Suggestion: Excellent with fillet of beef, spring lamb or game casserole.