Barolo

Winemaker

Marziano Abbona & Giuseppe Caviola

Appellation

Barolo DOCG

Varieties

Nebbiolo

Viticulture

Grapes are cultivated in Perno, a village between Monforte and Serralunga d'Alba. Average age of vineyards: 36 years old. Yield: 7 tons per hectare. Nebbiolo was harvested in the second part of October with analytical parameters that are “classic”, so good sugar content and excellent polyphenolic framework suitable for ensuring structured wines with very high aging potential.

Terroir

Sand, clay, and loam mixture

Ratings & Reviews

Vineyard

100% Nebbiolo from Monforte d’Alba. First year of production: 2010.

Vinification

Crushing-destemming followed by 24-hour maceration in contact with skins. Spontaneous, 22-day alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature, max 28-30° C (82-86° F), using indigenous yeasts and in contact with its skins; daily pumpovers. Followed by dry racking and decantation with transfer to barrels. Undergoes malolactic fermentation in the barrels, completely spontaneous.

Total acidity: 5.56 g/L
pH: 3.45

Aging

Aging in barrels of 25 hectoliters for 34 months. Assemblage and bottling without filtering. Rests in the bottle at a constant temperature of 14° C (52° F) for three months before release.

Features

Bottle, Cork, Vegan