Barbaresco Vallegrande Riserva Viti Vecchie 2018

Description

Still red from Piedmont, 15% ABV, produced by Ca del Baio. 100% Nebbiolo, 2018 vintage. A Barbaresco Riserva that celebrates the tradition and excellence of the Treiso area. The grapes come from old vines in the Vallegrande cru. Intense and festive, with enveloping notes of blood orange, violet, blackberry, rhubarb, and incense. Garnet red. Dry, velvety, and harmonious, it finishes with a warm and appropriately tannic finish. A wine that best expresses the characteristics of Nebbiolo, with a long and persistent finish.

Details

Perfume

Intense, festive, with enveloping notes of blood orange, violets, blackberries, rhubarb and incense.

Color

Garnet red.

Taste

Dry, velvety and harmonious, it closes with a warm, rightly tannic finish.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Ca del Baio

From this winery

• Start up year: 1870
• Oenologist: Giulio Grasso
• Bottles produced: 145.000
• Hectares: 31

This historic company in Treiso sees the owner Giulio Grasso at the head of all the processing phases, both in the vineyard and in the cellar, with his wife Luciana and three daughters, Paola, Valentina and Federica.

The natural heritage of 31 hectares of vineyards is concentrated mainly on the most suitable places for the production of Barbaresco: Marcarini, Pora, Asili, Vallegrande.

A biological management and non-invasive winemaking techniques, which also exclude the filtration of wines and contemplate the use of large barrels, allow a clear reading of the vintages and terroirs. And the not happy vintage, as it was considered 2014, actually only partially in the Babaresco area, highlights the fabric of the skilled winemaker.

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Piedmont

Technical Sheet

Name	Ca del Baio Barbaresco Vallegrande Riserva Viti Vecchie 2018
Type	Red green still
Denomination	Barbaresco DOCG
Vintage	2018
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	15.0% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Nebbiolo
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Vendor	Ca del Baio
Soil composition	Grey limestone-sandy marl.
Harvest	By hand towards the beginning of October.
Wine making	The crushing of the grapes, hand-picked and selected in a few micro-areas of CRU Vallegrande, produces the must that ferments, with temperature-controlled maceration, in wooden vats. In the lively phase of fermentation, two punching-downs per day allow for the proper extraction of colours and aromas from the skins. Then, the submerged cap maceration continues for a long time, for about 60 days.
Aging	After racking, the wine matures for 30 months in second- and third-passage Slavonian oak barrels, and finally matures in the bottle for 12 months before release.
Allergens	Contains sulphites