Description

Description

Despite its youth this Barolo is surprisingly approachable. It is rich and complex with notes of violets, rose and ripe morello cherry. With great structure and acidity this age beautifully. Serve with game, wild mushrooms or hard cheeses.

Grape

A red variety grown predominantly in Piedmont where it produces complex wines with high levels of acidity and tannins. Nebbiolo shows distinctive tar and roses aromas on the nose with cherry, prune and spice aromas on the palate.

Producer

40 year-old Ferdinado Principaio owns some 15 hectares of vineyard in Monforte and Serralunga which he farms organically. The Barolo Serralunga comes from a 3.5 hectare plot of Ferdinando’s youngest Nebbiolo vines (about 25 years old) from the valley of Boscareto in the Serralunga d’Alba subzone of Barolo. The grapes are picked by hand and fermented with natural yeasts with no added sulphur. The wine is aged for 24 months in large Slavonic oak casks.

Region

Barbaresco and Barolo are neighbouring villages in the region of Piedmont in the foothills of the Alps in northwest Italy. Both wines are made from 100% Nebbiolo producing wines with strong tannins, high acidity and distinctive scent – often described as tar and roses. These are considered to be some of the finest wines in Italy. Barbaresco produces wines that are slightly softer and richer, whilst Barolo is a bit more austere especially when young.

Food Pairing

With extremely high acidity and tannins Nebbiolo wines have to be served with food to be enjoyed. But with the right food they are transformed and work really well with game, stews, wild mushrooms, truffles and mature hard cheeses.