Red

Barolo Riserva

By Eraldo Viberti, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Eraldo Viberti Barolo Riserva

The estate's Barolo Riserva, first made in 2005, about 2,000 bottles. It spends 36 months in tonneaux and then rests in bottle; sold in 0.75, 1.5 and 3 litre formats.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo Riserva DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Production area
Langhe, Santa Maria, La Morra
Soil
Tufaceous and clay marls
Harvest
From October, by hand
Vineyard planting
Guyot, 3,800 to 4,200 vines per hectare (Italian sheet: 4,200); vines about 15 years old; about 40 quintals per hectare, about 1 kg per vine
Vinification
Stainless steel tanks with temperature control; fermentation at 28-30 C; 40 days of fermentation and maceration; malolactic fermentation; 36 months in tonneaux then refined in bottle; only rackings. Formats 0.75 l, 1.5 l, 3 l

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