Red
Serralunga d'Alba
By Aldo Clerico, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Barolo from the commune of Serralunga d'Alba, aged two years in wood plus a year in bottle.
Tasting notes
A fine red with garnet shades. The nose is rich, austere and deep: withered violet and undergrowth, typical of Nebbiolo, in expressive balance with the balsamic notes of the territory. Warm entry that develops broad and enveloping; the well-present tannin is soft and gives a pleasant length. Enjoyable now, and expected to give a fine expression of Serralunga in the years to come.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Serralunga d'Alba (CN)
- Soil
- Calcareous and clayey marls
- Exposure
- South, 400 m a.s.l.
- Harvest
- Second ten days of October, manual harvest
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training; vines 40-50 years old; 4,000 plants/ha; yield 65 quintals/ha; about 3500 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 barriques and oak barrels, then a further 12 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 18°C
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