Red
Chirlet
By Simone Scaletta, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Barolo from a crescent-shaped, south-facing 2 hectare vineyard in Monforte d'Alba (Bricco San Pietro), with about 10,000 numbered bottles a year.
Tasting notes
Rich and complex, with spicy, floral and forest-fruit aromas set against firm, decisive tannins.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Bricco San Pietro
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba
- Soil
- Loam-clay
- Exposure
- South
- Vineyard planting
- Crescent-shaped vineyard of 2 hectares; yield 5,500 kg per hectare; about 10,000 numbered bottles produced
- Vinification
- Wines are made with spontaneous fermentation of the must, temperature control only, gentle decanting only when strictly necessary and no filtration. Barolo is aged in 600 and 3000 litre barrels.
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