Red
Barolo Riserva
By Casavecchia, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Barolo from Castiglione Falletto, made as a Riserva in the better vintages with two extra years in bottle.
Tasting notes
Brilliant garnet red. Ethereal, complex, intense aroma with notes of small fruits, dried roses and spices. Warm and full on the palate, dry with firm tannins, rich in balsamic sensations, with body, persistence and a typical aftertaste.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo Riserva DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Production area
- Castiglione Falletto
- Soil
- highly calcareous
- Vineyard planting
- Old nebbiolo vine
- Vinification
- Careful vinification and long ageing in French oak casks. In the best vintages the wine stays two more years in bottle, earning the Riserva designation.
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