Barbaresco Albesani

Color: Ruby red.

Bouquet: Ripe berry, game, leather and anise.

Taste: ntense flavor, a hint of violets, strong tannins and there is a dark red fruit flavor with additional notes of spices, dried flowers and the intensity of the fruit covers the tannins. With time the wine gains power and intensity.

Serving suggestion: It is best served at 16°-18° C (60-65° F).

Pairing: Pairs well with beef, pork, chicken, pheasant, roast goose, stuffed pasta in the piemontese-style, mushroom or truffle dishes and aged cheeses. Great with risotto.

Vineyard: The Albesani sits on the Santo Stefano hill. It has a specific microclimate that causes more light on its grapes with more clay in the soil. This brings out a much stronger flavor than the Ovello vineyard. It has a little less sand than the Ovello.

Elevation: About 300 meters (1,000 feet) a.s.l.

Exposure: Southern.

Soil: Calcareous limestone, with white sandy veins and some red clay.

Area: 1 hectare/2.45 acres.

Viticulture: Average age of productive vines is 40 though they range in age from 35 to 70 years old.

Vinification: Vinified at 26°C/78°F for 30 days on the skins during maceration..

Stabilization: Natural with no filtering of the wines.

Aging: 2-years in Oak, 18-months in bottle before release.

Cellaring: Properly preserved at a steady temperature of 14°-15°C, laid down, in the dark, this wine can keep its characteristics for 20-30 years.