Red

Barolo Boiolo

By Fratelli Savigliano, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Fratelli Savigliano Barolo Boiolo

Barolo from a La Morra vineyard in the Boiolo geographical mention, aged 3 years in medium and large oak (14.5% vol on the 2019 sheet).

Tasting notes

Ruby red turning garnet with age. Fruity and floral (violet, vanilla) when young, spicy and tarry after some years of ageing. Full, excellent structure, acidity not too marked, pleasant tannins; an evolving wine.

Pairs well with

Elaborate dishes, game, aged cheeses, braised dishes, roast red meat.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Cru / vineyard
Boiolo
Production area
La Morra
Soil
Clay
Harvest
Mid to late October
Vineyard planting
Guyot training, 4,620 vines per hectare, vines 25 years old, yield 80 q/ha
Vinification
Red winemaking. Alcoholic fermentation lasts 10-12 days at controlled temperature (12 days on the 2019 sheet). After racking the wine goes into oak barrels, where malolactic fermentation starts, and ages there for 3 years with a few rackings. At least 2-3 years in bottle; to be drunk within 10-15 years of bottling.
Serving temperature
18 °C
Storage
Horizontal

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