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Barolo Brunate
Variety
100% Nebbiolo
Vineyard
Location: La Morra, Plot 11, Sub-plot 414
Characteristics: 300 meters above sea level, southeastern exposure, 2.7 x 0.9 meters spacing, 4,500 vines/hectare density, Guyot upward-trained vertical-trellised training system.
Age: 40 years
Size: 0.4 hectares
Yield: 60 quintals/hectare
Harvesting period
First 10 days of October
Production
2,500 bottles
Vinification
Great care taken over the cultivation of the vineyard, rigorous manual selection of grapes in the vineyard and in the winery, destemming-crushing, fermentation and maceration in stainless steel for around 25 days at a controlled temperature of 28-29°C. Malolactic fermentation follows in December.
Maturing
85% aged in 15-hectoliter French oak barrels, 15% in 225-liter barrels, for 30 months. Bottling takes place at the end of the summer, with a further year of bottle ageing before release on the market.
Sensory characteristics
Ruby, tending towards garnet, with intense notes of roses and violets, accompanied by a touch of damp earth and ripe red fruit. Tannins which are very persistent, though soft, speak to an evolution which will take a long time to complete.
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