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Type of
wine:
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Red
wine.
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Position
of the vineyards:
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Situated
in the Commune of Barbaresco at Martinenga, south facing
exposure at 280 m a.s.l., Martinenga Barbaresco takes its name
from the vineyard.
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Grape
variety:
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Nebbiolo
100%.
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Vinification:
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Vinification
on skins: 8/10 days fermentation with floating cap followed by
5/10 days fermentation with submerged cap. Daily pumping over.
Malolactic fermentation is carried out in full at a controlled
temperature after the alcoholic one.
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To
be drunk with:
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An
ideal wine to be drunk with red and white meats reachly seasoned
or with mature cheeses.
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TECHNICAL
DATA FOR THE 2003 VINTAGE:
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Alcohol:
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14%
alc./vol.
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Total
acidity:
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5,50
g/l in tartaric acid.
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Residual
sugar:
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dry.
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Ageing:
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In
French barriques during the first six months, then
in Slavonian oak casks for 14 months followed by a
maturation in bottle for at least 9 months.
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Estimated
life:
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Twenty/twentyfive
years.
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Tasting
notes:
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-
Colour:
Garnet red, brilliant, with orange hues.
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Bouquet:
Intense and harmonious, reminiscent of wild wood berries,
strawberries and sour black cherry jam with a pleasant balsamic
note of cloves.
- Taste:
Full, harmonius, with good complexity and persistent
aftertaste.
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