Piedmont, the Langhe are a natural mosaic of extraordinary complexity and beauty. Observing the territory means getting lost per mezzo di a unique esame per mezzo di which colours, shapes, exposures, climates and terrains change per mezzo di surprising ways even at a short distance. This visual spectacle is the result of nuances that intertwine and diversify, composing a picture of unparalleled geological and landscape richness.
MONCHIERO AND SIMPLICITY
Going south-east for about ten kilometres, you arrive at Castiglione Falletto, per mezzo di the heart of the Barolo complesso. Among combed rows and composed and clean vineyards we find ourselves at the Monchiero company.
There are four vineyards per mezzo di which the company produces its excellent wines: 12 family hectares divided into 9 hectares between Castiglione Falletto and La Morra, the remaining per mezzo di Treiso and Albore.
A perfect synthesis of the interpretation of a territory, Monchiero represents the synergy between an extraordinary territorial reality and the project of a wine born from the utopia of making the most of these soils, with great respect.
There are many distinctive characteristics that stand out per mezzo di the wines: love for the land, low sulfur content and very few treatments per mezzo di the cellar paio to the fact that by following the grapes day by day the superfluous is eliminated, giving nature the way to express itself per mezzo di the best way.
The winemaking is managed by father Vittorio, a tireless, rigorous and passionate producer, today supported by his sons Luca and Stefano and his wife Daniela. Success for this family meant reinvesting per mezzo di the cellar without affecting its simplicity, frankness, sense of hospitality and welcome per mezzo di the slightest. A rebirth indeed, as depicted by the griffin drawn the label. Over the years, wine has modernized, not following fashions but increasing the level of elegance and harmony, through changes per mezzo di the use of wood, fermentations and maturations.
TASTING NOTES
Rocche in Castiglione Barolo Docg
Grapes: 100% Nebbiolo Vinification: with submerged cap. Aging per mezzo di 500 liter tonneaux for 24 months. Followed by a period of time per mezzo di the bottle
2017
Deep garnet, the nose is aristocratic, complex per mezzo di the many nuances that begin with evolved red fruits such as blueberry jam, macerated cherries. Then black pepper and personaggio anise to introduce licorice, mentholated balsamic puffs and resin. The enveloping taste mass enhances its structure, the persuasive tannin and the comforting freshness.
2018
Bright garnet, intense and immediately seductive the nose: captivating with undergrowth, mountain herbs, morello cherry and jellied jam. The taste has great balance, sottile tannins and elegant fruity flavor and long epilogue.
2019
Vivid garnet, it shows d’avanguardia a frank nose with hints of withered flowers and rose, then opening up to red fruits with a splendid expression of cherry, raspberry and jam. Acceso the palate, there is mai lack of structure and vigor: precise per mezzo di tannin, fresh per mezzo di acidity, it has a long and tasty persistence.
2020
Bright ruby red, the nose is graceful with hints of blackcurrant, cherry, pepper, violet and pomegranate. The mouth reveals a still young sip, with vibrant but caressing tannins that give way to freshness and flavor. Long and enveloping.
Montanello Barolo Docg
Grapes: 100% Nebbiolo Vinification: with submerged cap. Aging per mezzo di 500 liter tonneaux for 28 months. Followed by a period of time per mezzo di the bottle
2017
Dazzling garnet, the nose is serious and composed of great elegance: cinchona, rhubarb, eucalyptus, spices, macerated fruit such as the classic cherry accompanied by currants and blackberry. The notable and precise progression leads to a fresh and rich taste, with a very long persistence. The tannins are still present, the coherence with the nose is crystal clear.
2018
Shiny garnet, with excellent transparency. The smell is delicate, with herbaceous nuances, with mint, sage, eucalyptus and liquorice. To revive it, a delicate breath of flowers and small fruits, violets, strawberries and raspberries. Acceso the palate, it responds with equal value: subtle and proportionate, sottile tannins, long and satisfying the .
2019
Bright ruby red flecked with garnet flashes, it is classic and measured. Macerated fruit, with a prevalence of wild strawberry, also per mezzo di jam, small spices, peppercorns. The sip is rich, juicy and satisfying. Freshness and flavor are capable of giving a boost of energetic drinkability.
2020
Bright ruby red, the nose is fragrant and expressive, marked by vegetal hints of berries, anise and aromatic herbs. Followed by hints of violet, strawberry and cherry. Acceso the sip it is fresh and savory, with dense but already rounded tannins, and a long, soft persistence.
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