Bricco San Pietro Barolo docg Anna Maria Abbona 2016

The Barolo Bricco San Pietro by Anna Maria Abbona is produced with 100% Nebbiolo grapes grown in the vineyard of the same name in Monforte d'Alba, characterized by a soil rich in tuff and calcareous marl, at an altitude between 450 and 500 meters above sea level sea. The grapes are harvested by hand at the beginning of October and then vinified in steel according to traditional methods. After aging in large Slavonian oak barrels, the Barolo Bricco San Pietro in the glass it has a ruby ​​red color and garnet reflections. The nose offers a large and complex bouquet, with intense notes of red fruit jam and violet, on a background of spices and aromatic herbs. With a rich and deep taste on the palate, expresses a good acidity, important but well-balanced tannins. The Barolo Bricco San Pietro by Anna Maria Abbona is a wine with a long and persistent finish; it goes perfectly with roasted or braised red meats, risotto with truffles, game and aged cheeses.

The Anna Maria Abbona winery originates from a simple family farmers of Langhe; it began to grow from the sixties thanks to Anna Maria’s father, Giuseppe Abbona. The Piedmontese habit wanted that the first son of the family inheritsland; this is why Annamaria began her career away from the winery and then reconnected to prevent her father sold the vineyards following the 1986 methanol scandal. Since then, Anna Maria Abbona produces high quality wines using modern technologies, always keeping the attention to tradition. In the vineyard, great attention is paid to the conservation of the natural ecosystem, minimizing the use of chemicals and replacing them with natural cultivation techniques, manure and organic fertilizers