PELISSERO
Barbaresco Vanotu
2008
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)
Region
Piedmont
Appellation
Barbaresco
Varietal(s)
Nebbiolo
100 %
Colour
Red
Aging vessel type
20 to 22 months in barriques (80% of them are new) then 9 months in bottles
Producer's website
About this winery
Pelissero cultivates dreams in close to 38 hectares of vineyard and we harvest passions that we encapsulate in nearly 250,000 bottles every year. We produced our first bottles in 1960, utilizing artisanal methods in a small cellar on the ground floor of their home. Today this process is carried out in a new cellar surrounded by vineyards and located in the zone called Augenta. It is the largest piece of land of the winery, and is located at about 410 meters elevation in the highest township of...
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Product notes
Exposure is south and the altitude about 350 m. The breeding form is gujot. Density of plants per hectare: 4000. Soil has a medium texture with a rich calcareous component suitable for producing very aromatic and varietal wines. The Cascina Vanotu extends over three Barbaresco districts: Treiso, Barbaresco (where we also own a small colonic house) and Neive.
Production notes
Produced through modern and innovative methods (controlled temperatures, mechanical automatic timed and planned punching). Aged for 20/22 months in barriques (80% of them are new) then 9 months in bottles we aim at creating concentration, fruit, soft tannic complexity. Our will is to make an innovative wine trying to maintain and exalt the great qualities of Nebbiolo.
Tasting notes
Intense wide ruby colour, it expresses fruity notes of raspberry and cherry matched and well harmonized with persuasive woody notes of vanilla. The aromatic frame besides the typical notes of rose completes with notes of sage, mint, thyme, camomile constant over the years: a real trademark for this soil. In the mouth it is velvety ample and fills up with sweet and lasting tannins.
Press reviews
93+
Antonio Galloni, October 2018 (Vintage 2015)The 2015 Barbaresco Vanotu is the most potent of these 2015 Barbarescos from Pelissero. Here the flavors are dark and boldly sketched. Black cherry, plum, licorice, new leather and copious French oak are enshrouded by massive tannins. Today, the Vanotu comes across as a bit monolithic, but it also has tremendous depth and sheer concentration. Needless to say, it will be interesting to see how the 2015 develops in the coming years. Driking window: 2022-2035.
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