Red

Riserva

By Gagliasso, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Gagliasso Riserva

Il Vino Bello rating: 4 / 5

A Riserva blend of Nebbiolo from the Rocche dell'Annunziata and Torriglione vineyards in La Morra, made only in the best years and aged 12 months in new French barriques followed by a long bottle rest. About 1,200 bottles produced.

Tasting notes

With a deep garnet core, this Barolo Riserva exudes a profound aroma of dried fruit, spice, and leather, delivering a full-bodied and exceptionally complex palate with velvety tannins.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo Riserva DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Cru / vineyard
Rocche dell'Annunziata, Torriglione
Production area
Rocche dell'Annunziata and Torriglione vineyards in La Morra; average vine age about 55 years.
Soil
Medium-textured clay-limestone, slightly sandy.
Vineyard planting
About 5,500 vines per hectare, Guyot-trained with medium-short pruning of 7 to 8 buds; thinned in two passes to roughly halve the yield per vine.
Vinification
The grapes are gently pressed in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, where they begin fermenting spontaneously; fermentation runs at 30 to 31°C and maceration lasts 30 to 35 days, with the must pumped over and punched down at least four times a day. After pressing off, malolactic fermentation also takes place in steel. The wine then ages 12 months in French barriques, 10% new, which are blended into a large cask to prepare the Rocche and Torriglione crus; in the best years two barriques each of Rocche and Torriglione are set aside and aged a further four years in used barriques. After bottling it rests a further 22 to 24 months in bottle.

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