• Bricco dei Guazzi Albarossa 2020
  • Bricco dei Guazzi Albarossa 2020
1 2
Show more
Bricco dei Guazzi Wines

Bricco dei Guazzi

Bricco dei Guazzi Albarossa 2020

Red still

  • Bricco dei Guazzi Albarossa 2020
  • Bricco dei Guazzi Albarossa 2020
1 2
Show more
Bricco dei Guazzi Wines
€27,00
€27,00
List price: Indicates the price of the product before the start of the promotion
Sale Sold out
€162,00

6 bottles

€81,00

3 bottles

Immediate availability
Denomination Piemonte DOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 15.5% by volume
Area Piedmont (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Albarossa
Aging Malolactic fermentation is carried out, then the wine is placed in barrique barrels for 6 months, and after that in barrels of 30 hectolitres for a further 12 months. A bottle aging process of at least 4 months follows.
View full details

Description

A cross between the Nebbiolo and Barbera grapes, this grape variety was established in order to blend the best characteristics of the two varieties above. A vigorous vine in the vineyard, it is opportunely pruned to give life to wines of modern character, with all the strength and the warmth of Piedmontese reds.

Perfume

Perfume

Warm and embracing to the nose with intense aromas of blueberry and other red berries, mixed with aromas of toasted coffee and of leather.

Color

Color

A deep, almost impenetrable, ruby red.

Taste

Taste

To the palate it is rounded and fullbodied, a great concentration of fruitiness bolstered by a tannic profile which yields an outstanding yet very pleasant wine.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Producer
Bricco dei Guazzi
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1979
  • Oenologist: Giovanni Casati
  • Bottles produced: 120.000
  • Hectares: 40
Viticulture, was the beating heart of Bricco Guazzi since its inception, as history since 1400. Here, each plot with its microenvironment and his bride personality a vine giving life, after working in the basement, for only wine that tells the places of origin.
Symbol of this philosophy is the discovery made in the recent past dell'Albarossa which Bricco dei Guazzi today, with its 5 hectares is one of the world's largest manufacturers. Read more
Production area: Piedmont
Piedmont
Bricco dei Guazzi

It superbly pairs with the most typical dishes of Montferrat culture, especially those based upon meat.

Pasta
Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Name Bricco dei Guazzi Albarossa 2020
Type Red still
Denomination Piemonte DOC
Vintage 2020
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 15.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Albarossa
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Vendor Bricco dei Guazzi
Origin Olivola (AL)
Climate Altitude: 120–150 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition Marly, calcareous.
Cultivation system Guyot
Plants per hectare 4,500 vines per hectare
Yield per hectare 72 quintals per hectare
Harvest After the harvesting of the grape by hand, the berries are crushed and destemmed.
Fermentation temperature 25 - 28 °C
Wine making The pomaces are left to macerate in contact with the musts at temperatures between 25 °C and 28 °C for a week in large steel vats. Frequent pumping over allows for optimal extraction of the colour and a good body.
Aging Malolactic fermentation is carried out, then the wine is placed in barrique barrels for 6 months, and after that in barrels of 30 hectolitres for a further 12 months. A bottle aging process of at least 4 months follows.
Allergens Contains sulphites