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Winery | Tenuta Carretta |
|---|---|
Grapes | Nebbiolo |
Region | Barolo |
Wine style | Italian Barolo |
Alcohol content | 13.5% |
Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Wine description | Garnet red with orange highlights. An austere complex wine with an intense warm flavour mellowed by the nobility and softness of the tannins. Pairing: Red meats, game, roasts & mature cheeses. |
Barolo is a delicious red wine that comes from the town of the same name in the Northern Italian region of Piedmont. Literally meaning ‘Foot of the Mountain,’ Piedmont (or Piemonte in Italian) sits in the shadow of the snow-capped Alps and is one of Italy’s most beautiful regions.
Barolo must be 100% Nebbiolo, a pernickety grape supposedly named after Piedmont’s famous fog (or ‘nebbia’ in Italian...
