Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Ceretto |
Label Name: | Barbaresco Gallina |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Barbaresco (Gallina, Neive), 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
Wine Advocate 93; James Suckling 94; Falstaff 93. 5%. Cellaring window cited to ~2024–2040
Tasting Note
Ripe red-fruited Nebbiolo: raspberry, cherry and blood orange with rhubarb, black-cherry confit and dark-plum notes; silky texture, firm refined tannins, bright acidity, juicy drive and elegant spice, medium-plus finish.
Food Pairing
Western: braised beef, roast lamb, porcini risotto, tajarin/tagliatelle with ragu, aged Pecorino. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Cantonese roast pork, Korean BBQ short ribs, mushroom hot pot.
Production Method
100% Nebbiolo; fermented in stainless steel with ~20–25 day maceration, malolactic in oak, aged in large oak casks and French oak barrels, then bottle-aged before release.
Vineyard Info
Ceretto is a multi-generational Piedmont estate (founded 1937) moving toward organic/biodynamic practices; Gallina is a single-vineyard cru in Neive on marl soils producing Nebbiolo of ripe, structured character.