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Langhe Rosso Larigi DOC wine — Elio Altare winery — Dionysus
RedLangheDOC

Langhe Rosso Larigi DOC

by Elio Altare · Piedmont, Italy

Awards & scores
  • Tre Bicchieri 2025Gambero Rosso, Vini d’Italia · 2022 vintage
  • Tre Bicchieri 2024Gambero Rosso, Vini d’Italia · 2021 vintage
  • Tre Bicchieri 2016Gambero Rosso, Vini d’Italia · 2013 vintage
  • Tre Bicchieri 2015Gambero Rosso, Vini d’Italia · 2012 vintage
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  • Tre Bicchieri 2010Gambero Rosso, Vini d’Italia · 2007 vintage
AppellationLangheDOC
TypeRed
GrapesBarbera
VineyardLa Morra
Alcohol15.0%
SweetnessDry
ColourRed
Colour depthDeep
BodyFull-bodied
Serve at16–18 °C
Bottled in0.75 l
Elio AltarePiedmont, Italy

About this wine

Vineyard and terroir

Production zone: La Morra. Bottles produced: 1,000-1,500. Average vine age: vineyard planted in 1948. Soil: clay-sandy marls. Exposure: south and south-east.

Vinification and ageing

Maceration on skins in temperature-controlled rotofermenter for 3-4 days; ageing in 100% new French barriques for 18 months.

Tasting profile

Colour: dark purple red. Nose: very intense red fruit, very fruity and persistent. Palate: warm, soft and intense, with silky velvet tannins, pleasant acidity and flavours from blackberry to cherry.