2020 Langhe Freisa, Valle dei Salici, Luigi Giordano, Piedmont, Italy

2020 Langhe Freisa, Valle dei Salici, Luigi Giordano, Piedmont, Italy

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2020 Langhe Freisa, Valle dei Salici, Luigi Giordano, Piedmont, Italy

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Description

This special 45-year-old single vineyard within the Cars cru is called the Valle dei Salici. It delivers an incredible quality of Piedmont’s lesser-known noble grape. It’s undergone 15 days of maceration in steel and cement with whole berries, giving this wine incredible pink-peppery aromatics and mid-palate fruit plump. It has a structure more akin to Nebbiolo with a fresh herbal finish.

Drink 2023 - 2033

Davy Zyw, Senior Buyer (Italy & Champagne), Berry Bros. & Rudd (April 2023)

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About this WINE

Luigi Giordano

Luigi Giordano

The winery was founded by Giovanni Giordano in the 1930s, when Barbaresco was all but unknown. After a period of growing and selling grapes, Giovanni’s son Luigi made the bold decision to vinify and bottle his own grapes in 1958. He was one of the few visionary producers confident in the quality of his wine and potential of his terroir. This a brave move helped Barbaresco move forward on a path of quality winemaking, and Luigi’s decision paved the way for many Barbaresco producers.

Today, Luigi Giordano lies a stone’s throw from Barbaresco’s small village centre, run by Luigi’s grandson Matteo Rocca. Young, talented, and ambitious, he respectfully continues the winery’s elegant and staunchly traditional style, with long macerations on skins and maturation in large oak botti. Since joining in 2011, he has invested maximum time in the vineyard. Every year, the wines gain greater definition and detail, better articulating their impressive sites.

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Barbera

Barbera

Barbera is planted extensively in Piedmont and south-west Lombardy and accounts for over 50% of the wine produced in the region. The majority is sold simply as Barbera del Piemonte, but the best wines are the DOCs, Barbera d'Alba and Barbera d'Asti. It ripens late (after Dolcetto but before Nebbiolo).

The wines are usually ruby red in colour with notably low levels of tannins. They have a pronounced acidity that can be accentuated by overproduction. Barbera wines range from light, tart mouthwashers through to powerful, intensely flavoured wines that require extended cellaring.

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