Red
Cerequio
By Boroli, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Single-vineyard Barolo from the Cerequio cru, first made as a pure cru in 2003, known for lively acidity and ageing potential.
Tasting notes
Clear ruby red, intense fruity aromas with floral hints such as chamomile. Structured and full-bodied; wild berry flavours backed by well integrated tannins and a long finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Cerequio
- Production area
- Cerequio cru in the commune of Barolo; 0.73 hectares; altitude 300-350 m
- Soil
- Clay-limestone with veins of sand and Sant'Agata marl (sand 25%, silt 50%, clay 25%); depth 1-1.5 m to the rock
- Exposure
- South/South-East (East-South/East on the vineyards page)
- Harvest
- First days of October, about a week before Castiglione Falletto
- Vineyard planting
- 0.73 ha; average vine age 30 years; Kober/SO4 rootstock, 4300 vines/ha
- Vinification
- Hand harvest in small crates. Destemming and crushing, alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel for 10-12 days at controlled temperature, then submerged-cap maceration for 20-25 days; malolactic fermentation in stainless steel at controlled temperature. Ageing in large oak barrels (1000-2500 L) for 18 months, then at least 1 year in bottle before release. Separate picks by micro-parcel, blended in June-July. Alcohol 14.0%.
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