Winery San SilvestroBarolo Riserva
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 Barolo Riserva from the Winery San Silvestro
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Barolo Riserva of Winery San Silvestro 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 Barolo Riserva of Winery San Silvestro in the region of Piedmont often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Barolo Riserva
Pairings that work perfectly with Barolo Riserva
Original food and wine pairings with Barolo Riserva
The Barolo Riserva of Winery San Silvestro matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, pasta stuffed with meat or kapama of lamb (traditional bosnian dish).
Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo
Austere, noble reds, pale in colour and quick to turn garnet, with powerful tannins and high acidity, showing aromas of sour cherry, faded rose, tar, white truffle, leather and balsamic notes with age. Outstanding ageing potential. Absolute star of Piedmont with Barolo DOCG and Barbaresco DOCG, also in Roero, Gattinara, Ghemme and Valtellina (Chiavennasca). A late-ripening Italian variety among the world's greatest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Barolo Riserva from Winery San Silvestro are 2011, 2006, 2014, 2000 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery San Silvestro
The Winery San Silvestro is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 120 wines for sale in the of Barolo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barolo
"King of wines, wine of kings": exceptional Piedmont red, 100% Nebbiolo. Garnet robe evolving to brick, complex signature aromas of faded rose, sour cherry, tar, white truffle, leather, undergrowth and spice. Firm tannins and lively acidity structure a long ageing (15-30 years+). Minimum 38 months ageing including 18 in barrel (62 for Riserva).
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: Bordeaux futures
Bordeaux wines are expected 2 to 3 years before bottling. In the spring following the harvest, the wines are offered by the châteaux to the Bordeaux wine merchants via the brokers.
