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Cordero Di Montezemolo Monfalletto Barolo DOCG
2014
750ml
BASIC
TASTE
RATINGS
Wine Type:
Red
Varietal:
100%
Nebbiolo
Region, Subregion, Country:
Piedmont, Italy
Appellation:
Barolo DOCG
Description:
Intense garnet in color, the nose shows floral and spicy notes perfectly blended: tobacco, cherries, cocoa and fresh raspberry highlights. The palate is rich, full-bodied and elegant.
Winery:
Cordero Di Montezemolo
www.corderodimontezemolo.com
Since 1340, 19 generations one after another, have managed the Monfalletto property in the town of La Morra, the center of the production of Barolo wine. Even today, the property is entirely family-run. Over the course of the last 50 years, Paolo Cordero di Montezemolo and then his son Giovanni, have expanded the grape vine cultivation for wine production for the Winery. Currently, the total vineyard area of grape production for all Cordero di Montezemolo wines is 38 hectares.
Wine Making:
Selected blend of the Monfalletto Estate vineyards, harvested and vinified separately. 4-5 day maceration and 10-12 to complete fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Drawn off into different sizes of wood barrels where malolactic fermentation takes place. All the various lots undergo a period of aging in different types of French and Slovenian wood for a period between 18 to 24 months. Final assemblage, bottled and released on the market after one year.
Style:
Full-bodied oaked
Dominant Flavour:
Floral
Red Fruit
Sweet Spice
Food Pairings:
An aristocratic wine that finds his match with braised or stewed red meat-based dishes .Try also with Beijing duck or a nice soy-sauce sliced pork tenderloin or even with braised dried abalone.
Critics Score:
93
James Suckling
92
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