Red
Prapò
By Schiavenza, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Single-vineyard Barolo from 0.6 hectares in the MGA Prapò, one of the estate's lowest and earliest-ripening vineyards.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Prapò
- Production area
- MGA Prapò, Serralunga d'Alba, 300 to 320 m above sea level, 0.6 ha
- Soil
- Limestone and tufa (Lequio Formation)
- Harvest
- By hand, second half of October
- Vineyard planting
- traditional Guyot, 4,000 vines per hectare; average vine age 30 years
- Vinification
- Fermentation and maceration in concrete vats of 3,000 to 5,000 litres at 25 to 27 C, with two pump-overs a day. Racked several times into steel tanks, then at least 18 months in Slavonian oak barrels and at least six months in bottle before release.
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