MGA San Giuliano was born in 1955 from a fragmentation of the MGA Gallina. The statue of San Giuliano located in the Ciabot at the top of the Bricco is the company’s “genius loci” who protects the Nebbiolo vines and who has been always venerated by our family.
[Ornella Pelissero]
Vineyard
- Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
- Exposure: South-west
- Altitude: 300 meters asl | 984 feet
- Soil: marl (clay and limestone)
- Training system: Guyot
- Vine age: 25 years
- Vineyard area: 2 ha | 4.94-acre
- Planting density: 5000/ha
- Vintage: 2019
Winemaking
- Soft pressing, fermentation with temperature control for 10-15 days, malolactic fermentation
- Aging: 2 years in 25 – 30 hl French oak casks and 6 months in bottle
- Bottling period: August
- Bottles number: 8000 / year
- Cases made: 666 / year
- Wine bottle type: Albeisa
- Alcohol content: 14%
Wine notes
- Look: red garnet with orange hues
- Smell: rose, violet, red and black currant, black pepper, cocoa, sweet tobacco, leather
- Taste: tannin is what is expected when drinking a Barbaresco. The sip is persistent and harmonious.
Food pairing
- Charcuterie board
- Lasagna Bolognese
- Ravioli with meat
- Mushroom tagliatelle
- Truffle risotto
- Brisket and beef ribs
- Beef stew
- Beef Wellington
