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Barolo Rocche di Castiglione
Variety
100% Nebbiolo
Vineyard
Location: Castiglione Falletto
Characteristics: 250 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: 50 years
Size: 0.66 hectares
Yield: 60 quintals/hectare
Harvesting period
First 10 days of October
Production
2,000 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 25 days at a controlled temperature of 28-29°C. Malolactic fermentation follows in December.
Maturing
90% aged in 20-hectoliter French oak barrels, 10% 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-red color with pale garnet tinges, balsamic aromas, notes of liquorice and chocolate accompanied by a pleasant mix of small red fruits. Soft and enveloping tannins.
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