Winery Rivella SerafinoMontestefano Barbaresco
Red wine
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 Montestefano Barbaresco from the Winery Rivella Serafino
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Montestefano Barbaresco of Winery Rivella Serafino in the region of Piedmont is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Montestefano Barbaresco of Winery Rivella Serafino in the region of Piedmont often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or tobacco.
Food and wine pairings with Montestefano Barbaresco
Pairings that work perfectly with Montestefano Barbaresco
Original food and wine pairings with Montestefano Barbaresco
The Montestefano Barbaresco of Winery Rivella Serafino matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of scottish haggis, special' tagliatelle carbonara or lamb tagine with broad beans.
Details and technical informations about Winery Rivella Serafino's Montestefano Barbaresco.
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
The best vintages of Montestefano Barbaresco from Winery Rivella Serafino are 2001, 2006, 2014, 2008 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Rivella Serafino
The Winery Rivella Serafino is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Barbaresco to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 Piedmont
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.
The word of the wine: Overmaturation
When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.
