Elio Altare
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Winner of 27 Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri Awards
Elio Altare is one of the leading wine making figures in the Barolo zone. His wines have been awarded 25 Gamberro Rosso Tre Bicchieri Awards. A true innovator and committed to relentless continuous improvement, he has always been at the forefront of Barolo making. He was among the first wine makers in the region to travel to other winemaking areas like Burgundy in an effort to improve his own wine making processes.
What is Gambero Rosso?
The Gambero Rosso Wine Guide is considered the Bible of Italian wines. For the 2007 guide, a panel of wine experts tasted 16,000 wines from over 2000 Italian Wineries and awarded just 282 wines the top accolade of 'Tre Bicchieri'.
Website: www.gamberorosso.it
Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
Vintage: 2007
Production Area: La Morra
Classification: DOC
Alcohol: 14%
Volume: 750ml
Ideal drinking wine especially with white meats and pasta dishes. Dry, soft, rich, austere tannins with a clean and pleasant finish.
Barbera d'Alba DOC
Vintage: 2007
Production Area: La Morra
Classification: DOC
Alcohol: 13.5%
Volume: 750ml
This intense, dark, ruby red wine offers a clean, rich, fresh, quite tannic taste with long finish. Ideal with hors d'oeuveres, pasta dishes and cured meat.
Langhe Rosso DOC Larigi
Vintage: 2006
Production Area: La Morra
Varietal: 100% Barbera
Volume: 750ml
Langhe Rosso DOC Arborina
Vintage: 2005
Production Area: La Morra
Varietal: 100% Nebbiolo
Volume: 750ml
Barolo DOCG La Morra
Vintage: 2004
Production Area: La Morra
Varietal: 100% Nebbiolo
Volume: 750ml
Barolo DOCG La Morra
Vintage: 2003
Production Area: La Morra
Classification: DOCG
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Alcohol: 14.5%
Volume: 750ml
Brilliant ruby red, this dry, warm, elegant, well balanced, intense and very persistent tasting wine is best with elaborated meat dishes and aged Piedmont cheeses.
Barolo DOCG Arborina
Vintage: 2005
Production Area: La Morra
Varietal: 100% Nebbiolo
Volume: 750ml
Barolo DOCG Arborina
Vintage: 2004
Production Area: La Morra
Varietal: 100% Nebbiolo
Volume: 750ml
Barolo DOCG Arborina
Vintage: 2003
Production Area: La Morra
Classification: DOCG
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Alcohol: 14%
Volume: 750ml
This Dark garnet red offers dry, warm, soft, rich, lusty and ripe tannins, harmonious, and persistence in flavour, best served with roasts and pasta dishes with game sauce.
Barolo DOCG Brunate
Vintage: 2005
Production Area: La Morra
Varietal: 100% Nebbiolo
Volume: 750ml
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