Vinchio Vaglio "La Furnera" Piemonte DOC Albarossa 2020 - Country: Italy - Capacity: 0.75

What we have here is a little gem from the historic Vinchio Vaglio winery. It is a red wine produced from Albarossa grapes. Less well-known than its noble parents, Albarossa is a black grape variety, created in the 1930s by crossing Barbera and Nebbiolo. Initially selected for its resistance to disease, over time it proved to be an ideal grape for the production of high quality wines. Vinchio Vaglio offers it in a super traditional version, the result of careful vinification and slow maturation in oak barriques and 500-litre tonneaux. In total, the wine waits in the cellar for about 18 months, and in this case the winery's technicians use mainly new wood (only a small amount of second-passage barrels). At the end of maturation, the wine is assembled in cement tanks and then bottled. Prior to marketing, it is then aged again in the cellar for about a year. Ruby red in colour with violet highlights, the nose reveals itself to be complex, with spicy hints and notes of black pepper. This is followed by a clear sensation of vanilla and wood, well blended with the fruit. In the mouth it is warm and enveloping, with a perfect correspondence to what was perceived before. Excellent with game, braised meats and stews. ...