Intense garnet red colour.
Standing out on the nose are the aromas of coffee and licorice which are typical of the wines produced and aged in keeping with the traditional style.
Soft and smooth on the mouth, with nicely-balanced tannins.
Product Name: Barolo DOCG Rocche dell’Annunziata
Cépage: Nebbiolo
Appellation: Barolo
Classificaton: DOCG
Colour: Red
Type: Still
Country/Region: Italy, Piedmont
Vintage: 2019
Alcohol percentage: 14.5%
Number of bottles produced: 6,043 (750 ml) + 381 (magnums 1500 ml) + 30 (magnums 3000 ml)
Date of Bottling: 19/04/2023
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 36 months, 18 of which in big oak casks
Age of barrels: 1-20 years
Wood type: French oak (Allier and Nevers) and Austrian oak (Manhartsberg e 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 – South-West
Date of Harvest: 02-03/10/2019