Red
Riserva
By Simone Scaletta, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Barolo Riserva from a 0.5 hectare south-facing vineyard in Bricco San Pietro, Monforte d'Alba, aged 5 years in the cellar.
Tasting notes
Balanced and austere, reaching a generous, strong complexity with wide perfumes and taste.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo Riserva DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Bricco San Pietro
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba
- Soil
- Loam-clay
- Exposure
- South
- Vineyard planting
- Vineyard of 0.5 hectares; yield 5,000 kg per hectare; about 2,300 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. Rests and ripens slowly in the cellar for 5 years.
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