Red
Barolo
By Cascina Alberta, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
A Barolo from a small parcel in Bussia, Monforte d'Alba, fermented in steel and aged 19 to 22 months in large oak.
Tasting notes
Austere when young; firm tannins and strong flavours, long persistence. Needs a few years to soften; peaks between 15 and 25 years of ageing, but is pleasant young at the right temperature.
Pairs well with
Intense dishes: pasta with ragù, beef and cheeses; big dishes and important evenings
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Bussia
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba (CN)
- Soil
- Silt, magnesium and manganese with traces of sand
- Exposure
- South, south-west; 300 m above sea level
- Harvest
- October, by hand
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot; vines about 30 years old; yield 35 q/ha; about 4,000 bottles a year; small parcel in Bussia
- Vinification
- Fermented in stainless steel, then aged 19 to 22 months in medium-sized barrels (Slavonian oak of different sizes). 14.5% alcohol.
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