Red
Briccolina
By La Briccolina, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Old-vine Nebbiolo from the Briccolina cru in Serralunga d'Alba, the family's first Barolo bottled in 2012. Aged in traditional botti.
Tasting notes
Aromas of black cherries, light spice, red roses and peppery notes. Structured, deeply complex, full-bodied and expressive.
Pairs well with
Autumn dishes with red meat; truffle-infused cuisine of northern Italy
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Briccolina
- Production area
- Serralunga d'Alba
- Soil
- Limestone mixed with marl
- Exposure
- South/southeast
- Harvest
- Hand-harvested in mid-October
- Vineyard planting
- Estate vines in a natural amphitheater in the Briccolina cru, about 1,050 feet above sea level; vines 50+ years old
- Vinification
- Destemmed, lightly crushed and fermented on selected yeasts in wooden vats (tine). The wine is drawn off the skins into stainless steel tanks until spring, then moved to traditional 20 hl botti after malolactic conversion. Aged two years in botti and at least one year in bottle. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.