Adriano Marco e Vittorio 'Sanadaive' Barbaresco 2016

Wine Enthusiast 95
Enticing scents of underbrush, tilled earth, wild rose and woodland berry align with balsamic notes of cool menthol. The linear, elegant palate offers red cherry, raspberry, white pepper and tobacco alongside taut, refined tannins. It's all about focus and finesse.
by Wine Enthusiast, KO, 2019.

Estate
The Adriano Marco e Vittorio farm is located in the heart of the Langhe, at Frazione San Rocco Seno d'Elvio, over the beautiful Alba, producing wines with the unique characteristics of the territory. It is a family run company, who has been producing wine from its own grapes for generations. At the beginning of the 20th century, Giuseppe, the grandfather, who was share-farmer, started his activity of growing grapes. Later on, he purchased a small farm and together with his son Aldo, expanded the family property planting new vines. The grandsons, Marco e Vittorio, continued this expansion, introducing big changes as the wine-making and the bottling of their own production. The farm has currently an extension of 23 hectares of vineyards.

Tasting notes
Color: Garnet red, with traces of orange that become more evident over the years
Nose: Rose and violet nose
Palate: Plenty of body taste, nice, long bitterish finish and balanced tannins

Vineyard
SANADAIVE: Is the translation of SENO D'ELVIO in dialect, located in medium hillside vineyards, facing south in San Rocco Seno d’Elvio on the outskirts of Alba, white tufaceous marl soil with 4000 vines per hectare

Vinification
After a careful selection, the grapes are crushed before undergoing the traditional-style fermentation on the skins in stainless steel tanks at a temperature of 28 °C. After about 10 days the wine is separated from the skins and seeds, and several rackings are performed over the following months to obtain a clear, clean product.
After some months in stainless steel tanks, the wine is maturated for a year in medium –sized oak casks from 35 to 50 hl.
Ageing in bottle: More than one year.