Lorens Barbaresco Giacone DOCG

100% Nebbiolo. Garnet red with aromas of great complexity and finesse; hints of ripe plum, rose and violet. Well harmonized. Full, richly structured and harmonious on the palate with a long finish.

“You need the best grapes because here, because 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

  • 2020 | Wine Enthusiast90
  • 2021 | James Suckling93
  • 2021 | Kerin O'Keefe93
  • 2019 | Gambero Rossotre bicchieri
Grape Varieties:

100% Nebbiolo

Fermentation container:

Concrete tanks

Length of alcoholic fermentation:

25 days

Type of yeast:

Cultivated

Maceration technique:

Submerged cap

Length of maceration:

25 days

Malolactic fermentation:

Yes

Aging containers:

Oak barrels

Container size:

25 hL

Type of oak:

Austrian

Aging before bottling:

Min. 26 months

Aging in bottle:

12 months

Closure:

Diam

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:

6,000 kg per ha

Exposure:

Southern

Years planted:

1963-1968

Age of vines:

55-60 years old

Time of harvest:

Early to mid October

Total yearly production (in bottles):

5,600

Tasting notes:

Garnet red with aromas of great complexity and finesse; hints of ripe plum, rose and violet. Well harmonized. Full, richly structured and harmonious on the palate with a long finish.

Serving temperature:

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

Food pairings:

Red meat, mushrooms, truffles and aged cheese.

Aging potential:

20-30 years

Alcohol:

15%

Winemaker:

Walter Lodali and Umberto Cagnasso