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ORLANDO ABRIGO Rongalio, Riserva , Barbaresco DOCG 2016 Bottle
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Orlando Abrigo Rongalio Riserva Barbaresco DOCG
A reserve wine, only produced in the best vintages using grapes from the oldest vines of the Meruzzano vineyard. Deep, ruby red colour with a complex and highly elegant bouquet revealing layers of violets, plums, cherries, and a touch of cinnamon. Sophisticated and harmonious with an intense lingering finish.
The fruit (100% Nebbiolo) for this Riserva is sourced from Rongalio, a highly-prized vineyard in the Meruzzano Me. GA (Italian equivalent of a French Cru), with vines between 35 and 40 years old. The soil is very rich in microelements such as iron and zinc, and is frequently streaked with veins of lime and clay, steeping the wine in unquestionable personality and a great propensity for ageing. Since the 2011 vintage, Barbaresco Rongalio has been sold as a Riserva.
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Treiso is a municipality in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont. Orlando Abrigo began growing and selling grapes in the market at Alba. He began winemaking and produced his first vintage of Barbaresco in 1973. The DOCG would later be recognised in 1981. Giovanni Abrigo, Orlando’s son, joined the winery in 1986 and took over two years later. We’re proud to import the wines of Orland Abrigo which walk a tightrope of modernity and tradition, generosity and grace.
Delving deeper into the world of Italian wine, a term you’ll become familiar with is Me.Ga or Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive. This is the Italian equivalent of a cru in Burgundy.
Azienda Orlando Abrigo has two Me.Ga holdings in Meruzzano and Montersino. They are located in an area with the highest elevation in the municipality of Treiso. The south-facing vineyards are planted on white soils, rich in limestone. The steep slopes are scored by deep gullies that resist mechanised harvesting as though insisting they be tended by hand.
Orlando Abrigo’s DOCG Barbaresco wines are the result of the separate vinification and ageing of each single parcel within the Me.Ga and the subsequent selection of only the best parcels. You can access the Meruzzano, Montersino and the Rongalio Riserva, only produced in extraordinary years.
