Winery MaccagnoBarbaresco
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The Barbaresco of the Winery Maccagno is in the top 0 of wines of Barbaresco.
Details and technical informations about Winery Maccagno's Barbaresco.
Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon-Rytos
Aromatic, lively whites with a pale golden colour, airy palate with preserved acidity, showing aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white flowers and herbal notes reminiscent of Sauvignon Blanc. Productive and disease resistant. Grown in small quantities for sustainably managed vineyards, part of the new generation of resistant varieties. White hybrid obtained from a resistant crossing involving Sauvignon Blanc.
Informations about the Winery Maccagno
The Winery Maccagno is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Barbaresco to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barbaresco
Big sister of Barolo on the hills east of Alba. Pure Nebbiolo (100%) as red: garnet robe turning brick-orange, signature nose of rose, violet, cherry, raspberry, truffle, leather and tar, silky palate with firm but more elegant tannins, accessible younger than Barolo. Minimum 26 months' ageing (50 for Riserva), of which 9 in wood. Ages 10-25 years.
The wine region of Piedmont
Kingdom of Nebbiolo: Barolo and Barbaresco DOCG, long-ageing reds with firm tannins and lively acidity, complex aromas of withered rose, sour cherry, tar, truffle and undergrowth. More accessible, tangy Barbera on red fruit, supple, crisp Dolcetto. Sweet, floral sparkling Moscato d'Asti, mineral, lemony Gavi (Cortese) white, round, almondy Arneis from Roero. 50,000 ha across the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato, UNESCO.
The word of the wine: Tastevin
Metal cup, wide and of low height, being used to mirror and taste the wine. Still used in wine brotherhoods for its emblematic and folkloric character, the tastevin has been replaced by the various tasting glasses.
