Red
Ravera
By Arnaldo Rivera, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Barolo from five vineyards within the Ravera MGA, facing due south at an average 400 m, the coolest of the estate's crus according to the producer. Average annual production 4,500 bottles.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Ravera
- Production area
- Five vineyards within the Ravera MGA
- Soil
- White, marly, calcareous, shallow, young soil on laminated Sant'Agata Fossil Marl (about 9 million years old, Tortonian); silt above 50% with good clay content.
- Exposure
- South facing, average 400 m a.s.l., gradient about 15%
- Vineyard planting
- Vineyards planted 1983, 1991, 1996-1998-2009, 1998 and 1999
- Vinification
- Fermentation and maceration in stainless steel for about three weeks at a controlled temperature; spontaneous malolactic fermentation in wood. Aged about 30 months in cask.
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