Red
Bricco Ambrogio
By Bruna Grimaldi, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A single-vineyard Barolo from the only MGA in Roddi, a sunny plot with a hot microclimate where Nebbiolo is always picked early.
Tasting notes
Warm, open perfumes tending to ripe fruit and spice. The palate is built on structure resting on silky, enjoyable tannins.
Pairs well with
Rich dishes such as meat mains, game, stew and matured cheese.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Bricco Ambrogio
- Production area
- MGA Bricco Ambrogio, Roddi, 250 m above sea level
- Soil
- Very steep, grey-blue marls in homogeneous layers, medium clay, good limestone, rare sand; Marne di Sant'Agata Fossili
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- By hand in plastic crates, end of September to mid-October
- Vinification
- Single-vineyard vinification: temperature-controlled fermentation with skin contact of about 20 to 30 days, sometimes with submerged cap. Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel and concrete. Aged about 24 to 30 months in large Slavonian oak barrels and French oak tonneaux, then in bottle before release. Formats: 75 cl, magnum, jeroboam.
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