A profound nose, complex, driven by black fruit aromas, spices, and vanilla... Palate: fleshy, juicy, with beautiful body balanced by acidity (hence its great ageing potential!), and an extremely long finish. A 2009 polished by time, now at its peak. Decanting recommended.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Wine without added sulfites
- Designation
- Italian Wine
- Bottled by
- Terranera S.C.A.
- Colour
- Red Wine
- Degree of alcohol
- 15 %
- To drink from
- 2026 to 2027
- rock’n’roll
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A blended cuvée of 85% Barbera, 10% Dolcetto and 5% Ancellotta, cultivated on clay soils of the Montebello vineyard, from 25-year-old vines. The fruit of non-interventionist, respectful farming. Yield 50 hl/ha. Vinification: macerated 5 weeks, matured in 25-hl barrels for 24 months followed by 24 months in demi-muid barrels. Zero sulphur, and no filtration. In Stefano’s words: "Mounbé has a feminine personality, and is very extroverted; it’s a wine of the light. It’s extreme in every way, yet it’s able to express this softly and sweetly."
Ilaria Bellotti
Ilaria Bellotti, humble winegrower with a big heart, is none other than the daughter of Stefano Bellotti from Cascina degli Ulivi. Stefano sadly passed away in the midst of the 2018 harvest... Many thought that the Cascina would change dramatically, missing the soul of the iconic winegrower, but Ilaria was not counting on it. With great courage, determination, and above all with the will to...
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