Sottimano – Barbaresco Pajoré – 2013

We are talking about the end of the 1960s when Rino, having finished his oenological school, decided to start producing wine, a few hectares but in the best areas for the production of Barbaresco. Today the company owns 18 hectares, 5 of the best Barbaresco crus: Cottà, Pajorè, Fausoni, Currà and Basarin conquered with hard sacrifices, work and above all a lot of passion. The philosophy of the company has always been to respect the earth as much as possible, so in the vineyard no chemicals or herbicides are used to avoid altering the natural balance of the hills and in the cellar the approach is the same, Rino together with his children , who have joined the team, produces wines that reflect the terroir and best enhance the characteristics of the grape. Pajoré, cru in the municipality of Treiso, where soils, altitudes and exposures are optimal for the Nebbiolo which in this MGA can express wines with a classic and elegant structure at the same time, with delicate tannins and never over the top. From plants with an average age of over 50 years with very low yields, the Sottimano company produces a super representative Barbaresco with a great aging potential. The 2013 vintage brought us back to the past, when Nebbiolo was harvested in late October, but this delay made it possible to achieve an excellent concentration of aromas, coloring matter and sugars. In short, a structured and long-lived vintage, we can undoubtedly say “classic”!

• Producer: Sottimano
• Name: Barbaresco Pajoré
• Grape Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
• Vintage:2013
• Alcohol Content: 14,5%
• Bottle Size: 1500ml

Productive Notes:After a maceration of about 25 days, in which the alcoholic fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature without the use of selected yeasts, the wine is decanted into French oak barriques where it will naturally malolactic fermentation and where it will remain sur lie for 18 months.