Red
Cerequio
By Roberto Voerzio, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Single-vineyard Barolo from Cerequio in La Morra, 100% Nebbiolo, first made in 1988.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Cerequio
- Production area
- La Morra
- Exposure
- south to south-east
- Harvest
- late September to early October
- Vineyard planting
- Planting density 4,000 to 5,000 vines/ha; yield per vine 500 g; first vintage 1988; about 5,000 to 6,000 bottles produced
- Vinification
- Fermented in steel; aged 24 months in used barriques and 20 hl casks, 8 months in steel and 8 months in bottle. Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation without added yeasts, lasting 10 to 30 days; malolactic in steel; wine moved to wood for ageing; not filtered; sulphites at bottling usually under half the legal limit.
- Serving temperature
- 15°C to 16°C; open the bottle 2-3 hours before serving if possible
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