Red

Sottocastello di Novello

By Le Ginestre, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Le Ginestre Sottocastello di Novello

Barolo from the Sottocastello di Novello cru, facing south to south-east at about 400 m on limestone soil. Two years in oak and one year in bottle before release; also made in magnum (1.5 l).

Tasting notes

Deep, bright ruby red with slight orange hues; expansive, clear-cut nose with violet, vanilla, cinnamon, sweet tobacco and liquorice; very structured, soft and mouth-filling, lightly dry, with a long, spicy finish. Its structure and polyphenols give it an exceptionally long cellar life.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo
Cru / vineyard
Sottocastello di Novello
Production area
Novello, on the "sotto castello" (below the castle) cru, average altitude 400 m
Soil
Fairly deep limestone of medium consistency with good drainage
Exposure
South, south-east
Vineyard planting
Planted 1999 and 2002; 4,500 vines per hectare, vertical trellises, Guyot pruning
Vinification
Vinification on the skins with a submerged cap and daily pumping over. Maceration is extended for several days after alcoholic fermentation by steeping the cap, to increase extraction and stabilise colour. After several rackings, malolactic fermentation in steel, then to oak by the end of the year for two years before bottling, which takes place one year before release.

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