Red
Brunate
By Mario Marengo, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Critics and guides
- Award: 5 Grappoli (Fondazione Italiana Sommelier, Bibenda 2027), vintage 2022 (source)
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Barolo from the Brunate cru in La Morra, planted in 1942 on limestone soil facing south; a more austere, complex and mineral Barolo that needs time.
Tasting notes
Ruby red tending to garnet. Intense, complex, delicate and very elegant nose with small red berries, balsamic notes of sage and mint, then floral and flint notes; silky, well integrated tannins and a lovely balance.
Pairs well with
Stewed beef, Piedmontese medium seasoned cheese, first courses, meat courses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Brunate
- Production area
- Brunate, La Morra
- Soil
- Limestone and silt
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- September to October
- Vineyard planting
- 1.2 ha, planted 1942, 320 m altitude; yield 5 t/ha; hand harvest
- Vinification
- Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel vats at 17-30 C, 14 days of maceration and fermentation, malolactic conversion, low SO2; 24 months in French oak barriques (10% new), then 6 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 16-17 C
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