Barolo di Serralunga

Appellation

Serralunga d’Alba

Varieties

Nebbiolo

Viticulture

Guyot vine training. No synthetic chemical herbicides, fungicides, fertilizers or pesticides. Copper and sulphur treatments used sparingly. Harvested on October 15th.

Terroir

Limestone and a little bit of clay and sand.

Ratings & Reviews

Vineyard

Ferdinando Principiano’s cellar is in Barolo sub-zone of Monforte with vineyard holdings in Monforte, Serralunga, and Alta Lange for his Timorasso and the relatively unknown Piedmont grape called Slarina. For the all the moving and shaking in Barolo the last twenty years, it’s worth noting that this southeast part of the Barolo has a palpable quiet and calm, with the nearby small town of Monforte itself as charming as ever.

Vinification

Spontaneous fermentation in steel with ambient yeast. A portion of the Boscareto fruit is fermented whole cluster; the remaining Boscareto is co-fermented with the Lirano fruit, destemmed and macerated on skins for 25-30 days.

Aging

2 years in large wood botti (from 1000 to 5000 liters); one year in bottle prior to release.

Features

Cork

Available Sizes (L)

0.750