La Ganghija
Barbaresco DOCG
- Origin
- Italy, Piedmont
- Varietal
- Red
- Composition
- 100% Nebbiolo
- Soil
- calcareous and clayish with streaks of marl under the surface
- Fermentation
- 10-12 days in stainless steel tanks at 79-82°F
- Aging
- 24 months in 25hl 70% French and 30% Slavonian oak barrels followed by 8-10 months in bottle
- First vintage
- 2004
- Production
- 11,000 bottles
Tasting Notes
Intense ruby red color.
Complex nose offering notes of wild berries, black cherry and licorice combined with light spices and vanilla acquired during the wood aging.
Typically austere on the palate, but warm and embracing, with extraordinary persistence and freshness in the finish.
