Barbaresco Pora Riserva 2013
€ 65,58
Grape variety: 100% Nebbiolo
Vineyard: Pora
Vineyard size: 10.7 hectars (26.4 acres)
Vineyard exposure: south, south-west
Soil: calcareous limestone with sandy veins
Vinification: fermentation at 30°c (85°f),
28 days of skin contact time, malolactic
completed
Ageing: 36 months in large oak barrels
and 12 months in bottles
Bottling date: april 2017
Total production: 16,666 bottles
Vintage: medium body vintage with intense
spicy fruit, tight, powerful tannins and long
finish
Vineyard character: medium body, rich and
broad fruit with earthy notes and early maturing
tannins
Longevity: 20 years from the vintage
Vineyard owners: Dellaferrera, Manzone
Food matches: fresh egg-pasta dishes, risotto,
white and red meat, game, venaison, cheeses
This is the first wine tasted in a lineup of nine single-vineyard Riserva Barabrescos made by Produttori del Barbaresco in 2013. The tasting progression goes from most streamlined to most powerful and complex. The 2013 Barbaresco Riserva Pora starts off this happy continuum with exuberant but simple fruit layers of dried raspberry, wild cherry and plum. The wine reveals pretty color intensity and saturation. It shows mild acidity and a light tannic structure for a more accessible and immediate drinking approach. The Pora vineyard has fertile soils that are rich in nitrogen. There is less limestone here compared to the Montestefano and Montefico vineyards. Fruit from Pora tends to ripen faster than other sites. This was in June 2017.
