Style
Type
Still
Winemaker
Andrea Oberto
Appellation
Barolo “Rocche dell'Annunziata” DOCG
Varieties
Nebbiolo
Viticulture
Vineyard size is 0.8 ha with a southeast exposure. Training system is classic Guyot method with medium-short pruning.
Farming
Sustainable
Terroir
Sandy soil.
Vineyard
100% Nebbiolo from Andrea Oberto's Rocche dell'Annunziata vineyard
Vinification
The super-ripe clusters are picked into ventilated 20kg boxes, after rigorous quality inspection, and brought to the cellar within a few hours from harvest. After de-stemming and pressing, 15% of the must is drawn off, the remainder is fermented at 34°C, with frequent but gentle pumpovers, followed by a lengthy maceration of 350 hours. The wine then goes to oak barrels for spontaneous malolactic fermentation.
Aging
26 months in oak barrels and barriques, 6 months in bottle
Features
Bottle, Cork
Available Sizes (L)
0.750
Distribution Area
Delaware, National, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
Tech Sheets
Tasting Note
Bright garnet, with slight orangish tint. Lush, fleshy nose, with notes of China Calissaia bark, pipe tobacco and dried flowers. The palate exhibits fine structure and power, smoothed by a vein of acidity that makes for a delicious, easy-drinking wine.
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