Red
Cerretta
By Brandini, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's second single vineyard, in Serralunga d'Alba on clay and limestone soil, first harvested in 2015. Structure and vibrant tannins define it.
Tasting notes
Aroma: intense spiced notes, rosemary, ground pepper and a balsamic character. Palate: precise, rich but not invasive, good tannic texture and well-integrated wood. Colour: garnet.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Cerretta
- Production area
- Serralunga d'Alba, Cerretta MGA
- Soil
- Clay and limestone
- Vinification
- Half of the bunches destemmed and gently crushed, half fermented as whole bunches. Temperature-controlled stainless steel, 3 weeks total skin contact with regular pump-overs. Malolactic conversion in stainless steel before wood. Aged in large wooden botti for around 24 months; returned to stainless steel in the spring after wood ageing and bottled the following June; kept in the cellar a minimum of 18 months before release.
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