Gaiun Martinenga Barbaresco 2017 - Marchesi di Gresy

TYPE Barbaresco DOCG - "Martinenga Gaiun"

PRODUCTION AREA Located in the heart of the Municipality of Barbaresco, the Gaiun vineyard is part of Martinenga and is located west of the amphitheater. Southern exposure and altitude ranging from 230m to 290m above sea level

VARIETY Nebbiolo 100%

TYPE OF SOIL The soil is calcareous, almost entirely characterized by marly layers with little sand and the soils have an important percentage of fine sediments, silt and clay.

VINIFICATION Red vinification with emerged cap maceration for eight / ten days at controlled temperature and submerged cap for twenty / thirty days. Malolactic fermentation following the alcoholic one.

COLOR Intense and brilliant garnet red with coppery reflections

PERFUME Olfactory picture that focuses on the clear aromatic lightness of notes of plum, withered flowers, bark, rhubarb, licorice and iron mineral tones.

PAIRINGS Ideal in combination with game dishes, red meats, aged cheeses and hard pasta. Try it as an accompaniment to dark chocolate

TASTE Structured sip but harmonious in freshness and flavor. The long fruity persistence is satisfying. Rich tannic texture but of great elegance able to confer longevity.

NOTES Martinenga: located in the heart of the municipality of Barbaresco, the vineyard extends for 25 hectares, of which 12 are located in a splendid natural amphitheater facing south. The microclimatic complexity and the particular conformation of the soil give the wines an unparalleled harmony and elegance, even in the most difficult years. Thanks to an extraordinarily multiform terroir and the sensitivity of Nebbiolo, the company has supported the natural diversity within the vineyard by identifying two further selections: Gaiun and Camp Gros, which from the opposite ends of the amphitheater give life to the highest expressions of Martinenga. The Gaiun vineyard is located west of the natural amphitheater overlooking the surrounding hills. Born in 1982 from a selection of the Martinenga vineyard towards the Asili area, it is produced only in the best vintages and its international taste, due to the refinement in small French wooden barrels, has ensured it, over the years, remarkable successes. Remarkable is the structure that always coexists with that class and elegance that only Martinenga can give.

AGING In French oak barriques for twenty-eight months and subsequent refinement in the bottle before release.