Red
Serralunga d'Alba
By Franco Boasso - Gabutti, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba, assembled from several vineyards in the Lazzarito, Cerrati, Meriame and Prabon MGAs.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby with garnet reflections. Complex nose of overripe fruit and spice, with a sweet, minty note. Rich structure with easy drinkability, long finish, fleshy sour cherry.
Pairs well with
Meat, game, aged cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Serralunga d'Alba; blend of vineyards in the MGAs Lazzarito, Cerrati, Meriame and Prabon
- Soil
- Clayey calcareous
- Exposure
- East to west-south west
- Harvest
- October; hand-picked, yield 80 quintals per hectare
- Vineyard planting
- About 1.88 ha (18,800 m2, site says 2 ha), vines planted 1980-2004; about 4,000 vines per hectare, 0.90 x 2.60 m, rootstock SO4, Guyot; altitude 300-390 m
- Vinification
- Fermentation in steel with pumping over for 8-10 days and maceration of at least 14 days (site: 15-20 days in steel); 30 months in 25 hl oak barrels per site (tech sheet: 36 months, 18 in 20-25 hl oak); not filtered. About 13,700-15,000 bottles.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20 C
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