Organic Sottimano Barbaresco Curra’ 2019

$225.00

“Subtle notes of red cherries with ground spices, dried citrus peel and crushed stones. Medium-bodied with velvety texture. Lively and juicy on the palate with compact tannins that are firm but ripe and well integrated into wine. Hints of sour cherry and citrus at the end. Attractive now, but better after 2025.” James Suckling 94/100

Description

Organic Sottimano Barbaresco Curra’ 

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Location: Comune di Neive
Cru: Currá
Size of Vineyard: 2.80 ha
Orientation: sud/ovest
Age of Vineyard: 55 – 75 anni
Age of Vineyard: 2500
Yield: 40 q.li/ha.

Andrea Sottimano and his father Rino produce wines of outstanding quality from thirteen lovingly cared for hectares in the Cottà, Currà, Fausoni, Pajoré and Basarin crus in the Treiso and Neive townships. Their Barbarescos are elegant, evocative, subtle and yet hearty – to taste these crus side-by-side is to reply with a resounding YES to skeptics of terroir that question whether differences of only 200 meters does matter!

The approach here is one of minimal intervention: indigenous yeasts, no fining or filtering. No insecticides are used and only organic fertilizers are used, and only minimally. Natural cover crops (grass cover) are left in the rows between the vines and are mowed 2 or 3 times a year. In autumn the soil of every other row between the vines is tilled. Each of their four cru Barbarescos are given the same treatment to allow the uniqueness of each cru to express itself. Fermentation is done in oak, of which about 30% is new, followed by 18-20 months in neutral barriques.

Vineyard: The Currà vineyard is located in the town of Neive, which is very close to the area of Barbaresco; this results in a wine rich in tannis, like all the wines from Barbaresco, but with the fruity, charming elegance of Neive. This wine is released one year after the other crus to better express these components.

Vinification: The fermentation and the maceration on the skins normally takes about 25 days. No selected yeasts are used. The malolactical fermentation happens naturally in French barrels coopered expressively for us by Francois Frères in Burgundy. The wine stays in these barrels for approximately 24 months, half of this time on its lees. 15% of the barrels used for aging this wine are new, the remaining 85% have previously been used up to 4 times. There is no filtering and no fining prior to bottling.

 

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Additional information

bottle | case (5% discount)

bottle, case (5% discount)

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