Sottimano

Pajoré

2019
Barbaresco
Piedmont
Italy
Say It
Sot-tee-MA-no Pa -yo-RAY
Varietal
Nebbiolo
Out of stock
Flavors & Quality
Sour Cherry Sour Cherry
Anise Anise
Tobacco Tobacco
Organic Organic
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Palate Character

Balance & Finesse 2 Rich & Full 2 Light & Bright 2 Smooth & Silky 2 Round & Fleshy 2 Tone & Backbone 1 Powerful & Extracted 2 Bright & Crisp 2
Tone & Backbone
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Tasting Notes
Medium bodied, with crisp acidity and tannin, the wine is currently a bit reticent to show its full potential, but the balanced flavors are there in spades. It displays sour cherry, tobacco, rose, leather, asphalt like minerality, and anise spice, so distinctive of the terroir.
COLOR
Medium Red/Ruby
BODY
TANNIN
ACIDITY
SWEET
ALCOH.
14%
GRAPE(S)
Nebbiolo
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Why this wine made the cut…
While this wine is tightly wound and youthful, it is extremely well balanced and will pay off with some patience.
GRAPE VARIETAL(S)
Nebbiolo
100% Neb-BYO-lo
Nebbiolo is not only Piedmont’s, but also one of Italy’s most esteemed grape varietals, producing Tone & Backbone expressive, age-worthy wines. Nebbiolo is planted on south facing hillsides with the best wines planted on calcareous marl soil to the north and south of Alba in Barbaresco and Barolo. Nebbiolo tends to be pale in color, with brick notes with age that appear earlier than most other red wine varieties. In its youth, it has crisp acidity and high tannin, and with time displays ethereal perfumed aromas of including, cherries, tar, smoke, licorice, roses, and violets.
Country / State
Italy
Region
Piedmont
Sub Region
Barbaresco
Producer
Sottimano
Winemaker(s)
Andrea Sottimano
Vintage
2019
Sottimano vineyard and winerySottimano vineyard and winery

Sottimano

Barbaresco

While maybe more under the radar than some of their brethren, Sottimano should be considered among the top producers of Barbaresco for its increased strides in quality.

Sottimano Vineyards PanoramaSottimano Vineyards Panorama
Sottimano's Barrel RoomSottimano's Barrel Room

The Sottimano estate is 13 hectares that highlight the distinct terroir of four crus: Cottà, Currà, Basarin, and Pajorè. The Sottimano family practices minimal intervention in both the vineyard and winery; the grapes are organically farmed, there are natural cover crops, and indigenous yeast fermentation occurs in large-oak barrels.

The crus of Sottimano show Barbaresco’s  balance of power and elegance as well as the importance of terroir, even from one vineyard adjacent to another.