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Barbaresco Fausoni 2020

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Denomination Barbaresco DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Area Piedmont (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Nebbiolo
Aging Matured in 15% new barriques for 18 months.
Year 2020
Product name Barbaresco Fausoni 2020
Color Bright, garnet-red coloured goblet.
Perfume The nose shows hints of red fruit and spices.
Taste Soft, full and mineral on the palate, it stretches out on a balsamic and spicy profile, closing fine and persistent.
Pairings It is beautifully accompanied with red meat and game preparations. Great even with seasoned cheeses.
Region Piedmont
Country Italy
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Description

Sottimano's 'Fausoni' Barbaresco comes from vineyards in the commune of Neive, in the hamlet of Fausoni, where the vines are about 45 years old.

Awards

  • 2020

    4

    Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.

  • 2020

    94

    /100

    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

  • 2020

    93

    /100

    The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.

  • 2020

    97

    /100

    Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.

  • 2020

    3

    Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide

  • 2020

    92

    /100

    Wine spectator is the most influential wine guide on the internet.

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Profumo

Perfume

The nose shows hints of red fruit and spices.

Colore

Color

Bright, garnet-red coloured goblet.

Gusto

Taste

Soft, full and mineral on the palate, it stretches out on a balsamic and spicy profile, closing fine and persistent.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

It is beautifully accompanied with red meat and game preparations. Great even with seasoned cheeses.

Pasta
Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Producer
Sottimano
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1975
  • Oenologist: Rino e Andrea Sottimano
  • Bottles produced: 90.000
  • Hectares: 19
My history begins at the end of the 60’s, when I finished the Enological School and I made the decision to produce wine; my first step was purchasing our house and cellar in the Cotta’ cru and the surrounding vineyards.

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.

ā€œI 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 soilsā€.

In the cellar our vinification follows the same philosophy: natural yeasts, long macerations and a one-year-long permanence ā€œsur lieā€ 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)
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Name Sottimano Barbaresco Fausoni 2020
Type Red still
Denomination Barbaresco DOCG
Vintage 2020
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Nebbiolo
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Vendor Sottimano
Wine making The grapes were vinified with a long maceration of 25 days, without the use of selected yeasts.
Aging Matured in 15% new barriques for 18 months.
Allergens Contains sulphites