Red
Ginestra
By Aldo Clerico, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Single-vineyard Barolo from Ginestra in Monforte d'Alba, aged two years in oak plus a year in bottle.
Tasting notes
Intense garnet colour. An articulate nose of red fruit with hints of cinchona bark, balsamic, sweet and harmonious notes. Broad on the palate, the balsamic note accompanies a rich sip. The generous tannin is well balanced by acidity and a general richness that makes it very pleasant to drink.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Ginestra
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba (CN)
- Soil
- Calcareous and clayey marls
- Exposure
- South, 350-400 m a.s.l.
- Harvest
- Second ten days of October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training; vines 35-40 years old; 4,000 plants/ha; yield 65 quintals/ha; about 2500 bottles a year
- Vinification
- Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks for 20 to 25 days with temperature control and daily pumping over. Ageing: 2 years in oak barrels, then a further 12 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 18°C
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