This is a deep garnet red wine, with an expansive nose showing floral, fruity and spicy notes.
Tannins emerge unobtrusively on the palate, with richness of flavour and hints of acidity ending in a delicately lingering finish.
Product Name: Barolo DOCG
Cépage: Nebbiolo
Appellation: Barolo
Classificaton: DOCG
Colour: Red
Type: Still
Country/Region: Italy, Piedmont
Vintage: 2018
Alcohol percentage: 14.5%
Ageing: 18 months in concrete tanks, 18 months in big oak casks of French and Austrian wood
Number of bottles produced: 6,346 (750 ml) + 197 (magnums 1500 ml) + 40 (magnums 3000 ml)
Date of Bottling: 15/06/2022
Wine-making: according to tradition: fairly lengthy fermentations on the skins (submerged cap for 15-20 days), with frequent breaking up of the cap and pumping over of the must, followed by maturing in oak casks holding between 2,500 and 3,500 litres.
Temperature: controlled (27° – 28° C)
Lenght: 15-20 days
Malolactic: done in concrete
Ageing: traditional, 18 months in big oak casks
Age of barrels: 1-20 years
Wood type: French oak (Allier and Nevers) and Austrian oak (Manhartsberg and Weidling)
Barrels type: big casks
Level of toast: not toasted
Aging time in wood: 18 months
Minimum ageing in bottle: 6 months
Soil: calcareous
Exposure: South-East
Date of Harvest: 27-28/09/2018