Barbaresco DOCG Rocche dei 7 Fratelli

100% Nebbiolo. Rich and bright garnet red. Ample and persistent nose, with elegant notes of rose and red berries. Harmonious on the palate with great structure, full body and length.

“You need the best grapes because here, people really understand wine well. So if you don’t make the right choices when you’re making your wine, they will buy it elsewhere.”


Wine exported to

USA

Most recent awards

  • 2021 | Wine Enthusiast94 Editor's Choice
  • 2021 | James Suckling92
  • 2021 | Kerin O'Keefe94
Grape Varieties:

100% Nebbiolo

Fermentation container:

Concrete tanks

Length of alcoholic fermentation:

25 days

Type of yeast:

Selected yeast

Malolactic fermentation:

Yes

Aging containers:

Oak barrels

Container size:

25 hL

Type of oak:

Slavonian

Aging before bottling:

Minimum 26 months

Aging in bottle:

6 months

Closure:

Cork

Organic:

Sustainable

Vineyard location:

Treiso

Soil composition:

Limestone

Vine training:

Guyot

Altitude:

1,017 feet (310 meters) above sea level

Vine density:

4,300 vines per ha

Yield:

7,000 kg per ha

Exposure:

South

Years planted:

1993-1998

Time of harvest:

Early October

Total yearly production (in bottles):

16,000

Tasting notes:

"Rich and bright garnet red. Ample and persistent nose, with elegant notes of rose and red berries. Harmonious on the palate with great structure, full body and length."

Serving temperature:

Best served at 16-18 °C (60.8-64.4 °F).

Food pairings:

Red meat, mushrooms, and aged cheese.

Aging potential:

15-20 years

Alcohol:

14.5%

Winemaker:

Walter Lodali and Umberto Cagnasso