Barbaresco

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Barbaresco DOCG recognized in 1966, among the first in Italy, with the cultivation of pure Nebbiolo in an area dating back to the Gallic era.
• Traditional viticulture with Guyot pruning and vertical-shoot-positioned trellis training on grey-blue Tortonian marne soils.

• Garnet red color with orange reflections, ethereal and intense bouquet, dry, full, velvety flavor with well-integrated tannins.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1399
• Official trade body site — Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Dogliani