Red
Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata
By Aurelio Settimo, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
The single-vineyard Barolo from Rocche dell'Annunziata, 14% to 15% alcohol, up to 24,000 bottles; full of body yet soft and fragrant according to the producer.
Tasting notes
Intense garnet red. Aromas of coffee and licorice typical of the traditional style. Soft and smooth on the palate, with well-balanced tannins.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Rocche dell'Annunziata
- Production area
- Vineyards above the Torriglione hamlet, in a hollow between the San Martino and Cerequio-Brunate hills, about 270 m above sea level; 3.42 ha
- Soil
- Clayey limestone
- Exposure
- South - South-West
- Vineyard planting
- Vines 9 to 60 years old across the estate, Guyot, 4,500-5,000 vines per hectare; max yield 8,000 kg/ha
- Vinification
- Fermentation on the skins for about 15 to 20 days with frequent cap breaking and pumping over. Malolactic in concrete. 36 months in total: 12 in concrete, 18 in large casks of French (Allier, Nevers) and Austrian (Manhartsberg, Weidling) oak, 2,500 to 3,500 litres, 6 to 20 years old and not toasted, then about 12 in concrete. At least 6 months in bottle.
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