Red
Bricco delle Viole
By Mario Marengo, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Critics and guides
- Award: 100 Vini Valore (Associazione Italiana Sommelier, Vitae 2027), vintage 2022 (source)
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A Barolo from the clayey, calcareous Bricco delle Viole vineyard in the municipality of Barolo, with marked floral notes and slightly higher acidity than other Barolos, soft, fresh and ready to drink.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with orange reflections. Very fine, ethereal, rich nose of liqueur cherry and sweet spices; elegant, full bodied, quite soft, fresh and balanced, with sweet, well integrated tannins and a persistent finish.
Pairs well with
Grilled red meat, seasoned cheese
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Bricco delle Viole
- Production area
- Bricco delle Viole vineyard, municipality of Barolo
- Soil
- Clayey and limestone
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- September to October
- Vineyard planting
- 1 ha, planted 1955, 420 m altitude; yield 6 t/ha; hand harvest
- Vinification
- Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel at 18-20 C for 10-15 days; 24 months in French oak barriques (10% new), then 6 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 16-17 C
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