Barolo Prapò Docg 2016 - Davide Fregonese

Austere, imposing, long-lived. Barolo Prapò DOCG vintage 2016 from Davide Fregonese winery, is an excellent red wine produced from grapes from 100% Nebbiolo vines. The vines were planted in 2000 in Serralunga d'Alba, Prapò, on calcareous soil at an altitude of 365 m slm , facing south-east. The training system used is espalier, with guyot pruning, and the grapes that have reached maturity are harvested in mid-October. Fermentation takes place in cement tanks in contact with the skins for about 28 days with daily pumping over and a delastage around the fourteenth day. The refinement takes place for a period of 18/30 months, depending on the vintage, and is carried out in French oak barrels from the Fontainebleau forest. A seductive glass of bright ruby red color. The nose opens fruity aromas of blackberry and blueberry, with spicy notes of cloves. In the mouth the taste is endowed with a decisive sapidity and a remarkable structure, supported by the right softness. The tannins are extremely fine, with a long persistence. It goes perfectly with baked veal shank and lamb with potatoes.