Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini - Duca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva

Winery Conte Ottavio PiccolominiDuca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Duca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva of Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini is a red wine from the region of Barbaresco of Piémont.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Duca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva from the Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Duca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva of Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini in the region of Piémont is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini's Duca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo

A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.

Last vintages of this wine

Duca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva - 2013
In the top 100 of of Barbaresco wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Duca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva from Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini are 2013

Informations about the Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini

The winery offers 473 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 150 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Barbaresco in the region of Piémont

The Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini is one of wineries to follow in Barbaresco.. It offers 87 wines for sale in the of Barbaresco to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Piémont
In the top 90000 of of Italy wines
In the top 20000 of of Barbaresco wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 550000 wines of the world

The wine region of Barbaresco

The wine region of Barbaresco is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gaja or the Domaine Roagna produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Barbaresco are Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Barbaresco often reveals types of flavors of cherry, baking spice or dried herbs and sometimes also flavors of balsamic, black olive or hibiscus.


The wine region of Piémont

Piedmont (Piemonte) holds an unrivalled place among the world's finest wine regions. Located in northwestern Italy, it is home to more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, including such well-known and respected names as Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera d'Asti. Though famous for its Austere, Tannic, Floral">floral reds made from Nebbiolo, Piedmont's biggest success story in the past decade has been Moscato d'Asti, a Sweet, Sparkling white wine. Piedmont Lies, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle its northern and western sides and form its naturally formidable border with Provence, France.

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The word of the wine: Cordon de Royat (size in)

Short trellised pruning with one or two horizontal arms stretched over a wire. Very suitable for mechanization, it offers a very good exposure of the bunches as well as an excellent aeration.

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