Barbaresco Montersino Docg
Ours is among the most noble MGA, already indicated as a “position of particular value” by Lorenzo Fantini in his “Monographs on viticulture and enology in the province of Cuneo” (1879). Full-bodied are produced here, with fine and silky tannins, easy to drink and joyful.
Grape variety: Nebbiolo, Lampia sub-variety
Grapes origin: Montersino vineyard in Treiso (300/350 m asl).
South facing, with Guyot pruning (9-10 buds / vine)
Strains / Ha: 4500
Quantity of grapes / HA: 45-50 q / Ha
Planting year: 1970
Soft pressing, maceration with the skins for about 20-25 days at a maximum temperature of 30 ° C.
Alla svinatura il vino è travasato in barrique e tonneaux ove matura per 12 -15 mesi con una percentuale del 15% di legni nuovi. Successivamente il vino affina almeno 12 mesi in bottiglia prima della commercializzazione.
9500-12000 bottiglie da 0,75 L
500 Magnum da 1,5L
50 bottiglie da 3L
Prima annata prodotta 1996
In the Cru Montersino we own 4 parcels named as follows, that we vinify separately:
Montersino 1
Nebbiolo
Southern exposure
0.8 Hectares
Planting year 1956
Montersino 2
Nebbiolo
Southern exposure
0.5 Hectares
Planting year 2018
Montersino Giovanni
Nebbiolo
Southern exposure
1.2 Hectares
Planting year 1995
Montersino Cesca
Nebbiolo
South-South West exposure
0.7 Hectares
Planting year 2010
