Cordero di Montezemolo Enrico VI '18
Cordero di Montezemolo
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Since 1340, 19 generations one after another, have managed the Monfalletto property in the town of La Morra, the center of the production of Barolo wine.
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- Wine Country
- Italy
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- Grape varieties wine
- Nebbiolo
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- Wine-food combination
- An aristocratic wine that finds its ideal match with game, jugged hare, braised beef, chamois, roe deer, wild boar, venison, and pigeon. Superb with dishes garnished with white truffles from Alba, like cardoon flan with fondue and duck ravioli..
About this wine
Description & facts
The family’s origin is Spanish and they settled in Piedmont only during the mid 1400s. The family members were distinguished in the printing/typesetting field and in significant military and diplomatic roles of the Royal House of Savoy to then become one of the most important aristocratic families (Marchesi) of Piedmont.
One of the several Falletti family branches, proprietors of Monfalletto Estate and the most noteworthy noble family of the Alba area, intertwines with the Cordero di Montezemolo family when Maria Lydia, daughter of the Marchese Luigia Falletti marries Paolo Cordero di Montezemolo in 1918. The couple unfortunately dies prematurely but not before their only son, Paolo is born.
When she died in 1941, he inherited her entire property, including the Monfalletto Estate in La Morra. Historical texts testify to the florid and important agricultural activity of the farm set on a unique and fortunate hill. The wine production on this hill is documented from over 200 years ago.
- Producer
- Cordero di Montezemolo
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Wine Region
- Piedmont
- Classification
- Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita
- Vintage
- 2018
- Grape varieties wine
- Nebbiolo
- % of grape varieties wine
- 100 % Nebbiolo
- Tasting note
- A Barolo of high standing, both austere and complex. Deep red garnet in color. Delicately spiced bouquet (notes of eucalyptus, licorice and menthol), mature fruit (liqueur soaked cherries, blackberries and prunes) and hints of violets and medicinal herbs. Powerful on the palate, lightly acidic and fresh. Lasting finish.
- Wine-food combination
- An aristocratic wine that finds its ideal match with game, jugged hare, braised beef, chamois, roe deer, wild boar, venison, and pigeon. Superb with dishes garnished with white truffles from Alba, like cardoon flan with fondue and duck ravioli..
- Vinification
- Maceration for 6-10 days in stainless steel with an additional 10-12 days of fermentation. The wine is then transferred to small French oak barrels to undergo malolactic fermentation. Ages slowly for about 20 months in small French oak barrique.
- Location Vineyard
- Single vienayrd 2 Ha, in Castiglione Falletto Village
- Soil
- Clay
- Closure
- Cork
- Serving temperature
- 16 °C
- Ageing potential
- Wine of longevity that evolves slowly and continually in the bottle. Tremendous expression over decades. Timeless.
