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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

- Start up year: 1975
- Oenologist: Rino e Andrea Sottimano
- Bottles produced: 90.000
- Hectares: 19
At the beginning there were just few hectares , that only after many efforts (and some luck too) became the actual 18 hectares in ones of the greatest vineyards in Barbaresco. My wife Anna was always on my side, nothing would have been possible without her.
“I always believe that every great wine is the result of a serious, conscientious and passionate work in the vineyards. That’s the reason why, since from the first day, I always tried to avoid any chemical products and herbicides , to preserve the natural balance of our soils”.
In the cellar our vinification follows the same philosophy: natural yeasts, long macerations and a one-year-long permanence “sur lie” for the malolactical fermentation, as it was the rule decades ago. My son Andrea and my daughters Elena and Claudia are now part of the estate, with the same passion and dedication, I used to build our winery. (Rino) Read more


Name | Sottimano Barbaresco Pajorè 2021 |
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Type | Red still |
Denomination | Barbaresco DOCG |
Vintage | 2021 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Vendor | Sottimano |
Origin | Vineyard is located in Treiso, between Barbaresco and Alba. |
Climate | Exposure: South-West. |
Yield per hectare | 35 q |
Wine making | The fermentation and the maceration on the skins normally takes about 25 days. No selected yeasts are used. The malolactical fermentation happens naturally in French barrels coopered expressively for us by Francois Frères in Burgundy. |
Aging | The wine stays in these barrels for approximately 24 months, half of this time on its lees. 15% of the barrels used for aging this wine are new, the remaining 85% have previously been used up to 4 times. There is no filtering and no fining prior to bottling. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |