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Giovanni Canonica, Barolo Paiagallo, 2021

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Giovanni Canonica
$269.00
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This is the bottle that made Giovanni Canonica a cult. Paiagallo is his home cru, a warm slope tucked just below the village of Barolo, and he treats it the way his grandfather's generation would have: long macerations, big old Slavonian casks, minimal sulfur, no fining, no filtration, no fuss. What comes out is Nebbiolo at its most transparent -- pale garnet, wildly perfumed, all rose petal and sour cherry and tar, with a tannic frame that is firm without ever turning hard. 2021 gave Piedmont a classic vintage, cool enough to preserve aromatics and structured enough to reward patience, and Paiagallo took full advantage. Production here is tiny and always has been. Decant it now for the sheer perfume, or bury it and thank yourself in fifteen years.

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More about Giovanni Canonica

Hidden legend in Barolo, living in a small agriturismo above the village, making wine in cellars below. Started with 1.5 hectares in Paiagallo (vines on the hill above town), later inherited older vines in Grinzane Cavour with a rare rose clone of Nebbiolo. No herbicides, no pesticides, only tradition. Production is insanely limited.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2021

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Brasato al Barolo, tajarin with butter and truffle, mushroom risotto, aged Castelmagno.

Tasting Profile

Pale, perfumed and structured. Rose petal, sour cherry, tar and leather, firm fine-grained tannins, long savory finish.

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