Red
Barolo
By Boeri Vini, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Nebbiolo from Castiglione Falletto, dry with a rich fragrance and vigorous tannins that need time. 15.5% vol; the shop lists vintages 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Tasting notes
Ruby red reflections. Clean, intense nose of withered flowers, spices, dry leaves and undergrowth; full body. Aromatic notes: liquorice, violet, undergrowth.
Pairs well with
Red meat dishes and medium to long-aged cheeses, or conversation at the end of a meal: herb-based stracotto.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Castiglione Falletto
- Soil
- Calcareous base, mixed clay
- Exposure
- South/south-east
- Harvest
- Manual harvest in the 4th week of September
- Vineyard planting
- About 50 year-old vines, Guyot, 5,500 kg per hectare
- Vinification
- Mashing in stainless steel at a controlled 24 °C, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, maceration about 3 weeks until the end of alcoholic fermentation. Racked into French oak; malolactic fermentation and tartaric stabilisation in wood. Aged 30 months in 500, 600 and 1,200 litre wood. The shop describes a four-year refinement: 24 months in 500-litre barrels, 12 months in steel, 12 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20 °C, in large-surface glasses
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