Fortified

Barolo Chinato Tipo Esportazione 130 Years

By Cocchi, Asti, Piemonte, Italy

Cocchi Barolo Chinato Tipo Esportazione 130 Years

Limited edition made for Cocchi's 130th anniversary from an original early twentieth-century export recipe.

Tasting notes

Rich, woody notes of cinchona bark, dry tobacco leaves and spices, then dry roses and cocoa beans. A delicate sweetness gives way to the complexity of single-cru Barolo, with dark berries, violets and velvety tannins.

Pairs well with

Best neat; pairs well with dark chocolate.

Technical details

Style
Fortified
Denomination
Barolo Chinato
Grape
Barolo DOCG 2016 (single vineyard, single cask)
Cru / vineyard
Scarrone
Production area
Cascina Scarrone, Castiglione Falletto
Vinification
Single vineyard, single cask, single vintage: 2016 Barolo DOCG from the Bava family's Cascina Scarrone estate in Castiglione Falletto. Botanicals: cinchona bark, rhubarb root, gentian flowers and laurel leaves, with cardamom, coriander and orange peel. Higher ABV in the 19th-century export style. Numbered limited edition, wax-sealed by hand, in a wooden box with vintage postcards.
Storage
Suited to ageing; it will refine over time.

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