Red
Massara
By Castello di Verduno, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Barolo from the estate's Massara vineyard in Verduno, all Nebbiolo.
Tasting notes
Clear garnet red. A complex, warm blend of herbs, blackberries, mint, sweet liquorice and ripe fruit. Full-bodied and flavoursome with firm tannins and a long tasty finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Massara
- Production area
- Massara vineyard in Verduno (265 m), 1.22 ha, bought in 1910 by Commander G.B. Burlotto from the House of Savoy
- Soil
- White chalky clay, the Marne di Sant'Agata (30% sand, 55% clay, 15% limestone)
- Exposure
- South-east
- Harvest
- Hand-picked in early October (6 October in the 2009 data sheet)
- Vineyard planting
- Parcels planted in 1988 and 1992
- Vinification
- Hand-sorted fruit in 20 kg baskets; 40 days maceration in open-top wooden vat, then a static maceration under a submerged cap; 32 months in large Slavonian oak and 2 months in steel, then 21 months in bottle; bottled without fining or filtration (2009 data sheet).
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