Vietti Barbaresco Roncaglie Masseria 2019

The Nebbiolo grapes for this Barbaresco “Roncaglie Masseria” are sourced from the Roncaglie Cru vineyard (MGA di Barbaresco), which produces excellent Barbaresco wines. Vietti's plot faces southwest and is located at an altitude of approximately 240 - 280 m above sea level. The vines are on average 30 years old and grow on a mixture of lime, clay and Sant'Agata marl, which is classic for the area. A planting of 4,600 vines/ha. with a Guyot pruning ensures few clusters per vine, but in return great concentration.

2018 saw a rainy spring in Barbaresco, which required a lot of attention in the vineyards, and many had begun to predict a light vintage. Fortunately, the sun and warmth arrived at the end of June and ensured good ripening and especially a good balance between fruit, acidity and fleshiness. The result was wines with good aroma and precision in the nose, lots of complexity and elegance in the taste and a fine, rounded tannin at the end. 2018 will probably ripen a little faster than, for example, 2016 and 2017.

The Nebbiolo grapes were harvested manually on September 30th at Roncaglie, and after a gentle destemming and crushing, they underwent a short maceration, both before and after the approximately 3-week alcoholic fermentation in steel tanks. After pressing, the wine was transferred to wooden barrels and malolactic fermentation began. Subsequently, the wine was matured for 30 months in a mixture of primarily large Slovenian wooden barrels and a few French barriques. It was bottled without filtration.

The wine has a beautiful ruby ​​red color with dark, violet hues. The aroma is very open with captivating nuances of roses and mint, ripe, red fruits (cherries, raspberries), but also deep tones of dark fruits (blackberries) and licorice. The taste is both crisp, mineral and meaty and also reveals nuances of raspberries, blueberries and blackberries. In the aftertaste you find tones of almonds, violets, licorice and white pepper, but it is the wine's fresh, delicate and delicate style that impresses most. Serve with red meat, game and mature cheeses.

Alcohol: 14.5%
Contents: 75 cl