Red
Barolo del Comune di Verduno
By Fratelli Alessandria, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Barolo blended from five Verduno vineyards, Pisapola, Riva Rocca, Campasso, Rocche dell'Olmo and Boscatto, following the traditional practice of assembling several sites into one wine. The estate has produced Barolo since 1860; this village-level bottling debuted with the 2017 vintage.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo del Comune di Verduno DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Verduno
- Production area
- Verduno (blend of five vineyards: Pisapola, Campasso, Riva Rocca, Boscatto, Rocche dell'Olmo)
- Soil
- Calcareous, silty limestone
- Exposure
- Pisapola: south/east, 280-350m. Campasso: east, 250-350m. Riva Rocca: south/east, 270-340m. Boscatto: east, 250-370m. Rocche dell'Olmo: east, 310-360m.
- Harvest
- By hand, in October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training, about 4,500 vines per hectare. Average vine age about 25 years. Total area around 4 hectares.
- Vinification
- Fermentation and maceration: 25-30 days in tanks at 26-28C. Ageing: about 3 years in 20-40 hectolitre Slavonian and French oak casks, plus 2 months in stainless steel and at least 6 months in bottle. Bottled at the start of the 4th year after harvest.
- Storage
- Ageing potential 7-14 years
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