Red

Rocche dell'Annunziata

By Trediberri, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Trediberri Rocche dell'Annunziata

The producer's flagship Barolo, from the Oberto family parcels in Rocche dell'Annunziata. Made for long ageing and full bodied, yet enjoyable from release.

Pairs well with

Aged cheeses, brasato al Barolo, game meats and venison

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo
Cru / vineyard
Rocche dell'Annunziata
Production area
La Morra, MGA Rocche dell'Annunziata: three parcels owned by the Oberto family, about 1.3 ha between 242 and 270 m above sea level
Soil
Calcareous blue marl, a smooth texture of about half silt with the rest sand and clay; sand rises from 24% at the top of the vineyard to 30% at the bottom
Vineyard planting
Vines planted in 1955, 1961 and 1999 (vineyard page lists 1951, 1961, 1989 and 1999)
Vinification
Fermentation in concrete for around 12 to 14 days, then 12 to 15 days of post-fermentative maceration, about 4 weeks of total skin contact. Malolactic in oak, then around 20 months in 52 hl and 25 hl Garbellotto oak barrels, a few months in concrete, steel and plastic, and bottling usually in July-August of the year before release.

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