Red
Brunate
By Francesco Borgogno, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Barolo from the family's Nebbiolo vineyards in the Brunate cru of La Morra, aged in large oak casks. About 5,000 bottles in the 2022 vintage.
Tasting notes
Ruby red, very intense. Delicate nose recalling wilted roses, with notes of liquorice and wood vanilla. Velvety, dry, rounded, rich and balanced in body and structure.
Pairs well with
Risottos, fondues, game, red meat and meat in general (roasts, grilled or skewered).
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Brunate
- Production area
- Brunate, La Morra
- Soil
- Calcareous clay marl
- Exposure
- Southeast
- Harvest
- October, hand-picked in crates
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1970, with subsequent renewals
- Vinification
- Traditional method without barrique. Fermentation of about a month at 26 to 28°C, malolactic completed, then about 18 months in 3,000-litre oak casks (about 10 years old) and at least 6 months in bottle before release. Guyot pruning.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18°C
- Storage
- Ageing potential 10 to 15 years
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