Il Falchetto Barbarossa Monferrato Nebbiolo Superiore DOC 2023

Il Falchetto "Barbarossa" Monferrato Nebbiolo Superiore DOC, Piedmont, Italy, 2023

Grape: 100% Nebbiolo, Clay/Sand/Marl soils, manual harvest, destemmed, fermented in steel vats, aged 12-14 months in large (30hl) oak casks

Producer Tasting Note:

Deep, impenetrable purple/red colour with garnet reflections. Scents of small red berries, ripe plums, blackberries, and a touch of black pepper. Balsamic and spicy notes. On the palate, it’s fine and complex, soft and dry, with berries, vanilla and sweet sensations of jam, the savoury character and great elegance of the tannins typical of the vine stands out.  

"Barbarossa" is born in our vineyard in the historic cru "Dani" of Agliano Terme, in the heart of Monferrato. After destemming of the grape bunches, the juice receives the traditional fermentation method of long maceration in contact with the skins. Afterwards, the wine rests inside large Slavonian oak barrels for around a year. Try this Nebbiolo as an alternative to Piedmont's more well-known examples from the neighbouring regions of Barolo and Barbaresco.

Tenuta Il Falchetto

We are delighted to be offering the wines of Il Falchetto, from Santo Stefano Belbo in Piedmont. The estate is east of Alba close to the border of the Langhe and Monferrato regions. It is owned by the Forno family, whose long history here began in the mid-1600’s. For the last four generations they have been a family of winegrowers and winemakers, devoted to the vine and to wine. Pietro Forno began producing Moscato in 1940 and at the end of the 70s Pietro passed the reins to his children Natalino and Luigi, who renewed the cellar and invested in new equipment. They worked hard improving and honing techniques, always with the maximum respect for tradition and their land.

Today the Il Falchetto Estate is proudly managed by brothers Giorgio, Fabrizio and Adriano Forno and includes vineyards in both Cuneo and Asti provinces, in which nine different varieties are cultivated, though the focus and highlight is their world class Barbera. The philosophy is to produce only top quality wines that respect and express the very best that each individual vineyard can produce.

For more details of this beautiful estate visit: www.ilfalchetto.com/en/

Food Match: Best served at 16° C, this is a wine to enjoy with food, particularly red meats (beef braised in red wine) and game (wild boar ragu), duck in cherry sauce, local Tajarin pasta with sage butter, stuffed Portobello mushrooms with spinach and Parmesan cheese