Red
Rocche dell'Annunziata
By Roberto Voerzio, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Barolo from the Rocche dell'Annunziata vineyard in La Morra, from old vines of the Capalot and Brunate sites, first made in 2000.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Rocche dell'Annunziata
- Production area
- La Morra
- Exposure
- south
- Harvest
- late September to early October
- Vineyard planting
- Planting density 5,000 to 8,000 vines/ha; yield per vine 500 to 700 g; first vintage 2000; 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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