Red
Barolo Castelletto
By Fratelli Seghesio, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
The classic Barolo from the youngest part of the Castelletto vineyard, aged about 24 months in large oak.
Tasting notes
Garnet red. Opens with red fruits, then liquorice, mint and flowers. Fresh, with soft balanced tannins.
Pairs well with
Roast meat, game, aged cheese
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Castelletto
- Production area
- Monforte d’Alba, Fraz. Castelletto
- Soil
- Medium textured, prevailing limestone
- Exposure
- South-East, 350 m above sea level
- Harvest
- By hand, in October
- Vineyard planting
- 2 hectares, vines 20-30 years old
- Vinification
- Maceration on the skins in temperature-controlled rotary fermenters at 25-30 C for about 10 to 15 days; after malolactic fermentation, about 24 months in 50 hl Slavonian oak barrels.
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