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Carlo Giacosa Barbaresco DOCG 2020

Carlo Giacosa Barbaresco DOCG 2020

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€36,95 EUR
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Food pairings

  • Game
  • Beef
  • Mushroom dishes
  • Hard cheese
  • Pasta with rich sauce

Try it with

  • Braised beef cheek
  • Game ragout
  • Osso buco
This Barbaresco has a full body, powerful structure and a well-balanced, tannin-rich texture, and it therefore thrives best in the company of dishes where fat and protein can soften the tannins. Feel free to choose hearty, slow-cooked meat and game dishes, where the sauce and the tender meat meet the wine's tannins and make the mouthfeel round. The ripe fruit notes with licorice and cinnamon correspond beautifully to the intensity of braised and grilled meat, and a well-developed hard or aged cheese matches the wine's weight without drowning it out.

Taste profile

Product details

Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Vintage 2020
Classification Barbaresco DOCG
Grapes Nebbiolo
Bottle size 75 cl
Alcohol 14%
Cork type Cork

About the wine

Appears to have a beautiful garnet red color, and the aroma reveals a broad bouquet of ripe fruits, accompanied by delicate notes of licorice and cinnamon.
The taste is dry and full-bodied with a remarkable structure and a well-balanced tannic texture that leaves a long and satisfying aftertaste. Best served at a temperature of 16-18°C, where the nuances of the wine are fully expressed.

Barbaresco is ideal for thoughtful enjoyment outside of meals, where you can immerse yourself in its many layers of flavor.

Made exclusively from Nebbiolo grapes grown in three different vineyards in the Barbaresco area. The fields have compact soil with a predominance of limestone and clay, and are situated at an altitude between 240 and 270 meters above sea level with a sunny exposure from the south, south-west and south-east.

After the harvest, the grapes are de-stemmed and crushed, after which the must ferments with skin contact in temperature-regulated steel tanks. After fermentation, the wine is stored in French oak casks with a capacity of 20-45 hl, and subsequently bottled in our dark and quiet cellars, where it has time to develop its complex character.

Critic reviews

94Wine Enthusiast
Leather, camphor, underbrush and spice aromas shape the nose along with a whiff of wild rose. Ripe and juicy, the enveloping palate offers dried cherry, black tea, tobacco and a hint of almond liqueur set against tightly knit, fine-grained tannins.
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