Sottimano Barbaresco DOCG Pajore 2018

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Sottimano
Label Name:
 
Barbaresco DOCG Pajore
Vintage:
 
2018
Country:
 
Italy
Region:
 
Barbaresco DOCG (Pajorè, Treiso), Piedmont
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.5%
Grape(s):
 
Nebbiolo
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Vinous 95, Wine Advocate 94, Wine Enthusiast 94, Wine & Spirits 94, Jeb Dunnuck 94, Wine Spectator 92; Doctor Wine 95; Slow Wine recognition

Tasting Note
Rose and violet florals with red cherry, plum, licorice, tobacco, mint and wild herbs. Precise acidity, fine-grained firm tannins, saline minerality and a long balsamic finish.

Food Pairing
Western: roast duck, osso buco, braised short ribs, mushroom or truffle risotto, aged pecorino and other hard cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean galbi (beef ribs), soy-braised beef, mushroom hot pot or shiitake stir-fries.

Production Method
Hand-harvested Nebbiolo; spontaneous fermentation with submerged cap and ~25-day maceration; malolactic in wood; aged 18–24 months in French oak (~15% new); bottled unfined; organically farmed.

Vineyard Info
Family-owned Azienda Agricola Sottimano (Neive), founded by Rino Sottimano in the late 1960s/1970s. Farms ~18–19 ha across five Barbaresco crus; Pajorè is the single-vineyard site in Treiso, farmed close-to-nature/organic.