Red
Fossati
By Vaira Aurelj, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Barolo from the Fossati cru, first vintage released in 2024. 14.20% vol, total acidity 5.8 g/L, pH 3.5. 1,500 bottles, 50 magnums and 10 double magnums (2021).
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100% (Lampia clone)
- Cru / vineyard
- Fossati
- Soil
- Calcareous, clay, sand
- Exposure
- South-east
- Harvest
- Hand-picked
- Vineyard planting
- 0.36 ha, 480 m above sea level, vines about 13 years old
- Vinification
- 100% destemmed without crushing, 50% submerged cap; indigenous yeasts in steel and cement with temperature control; very soft pressing; malolactic fermentation in oak; 18 months in Slavonian oak tini and tonneaux, then 12 months in bottle; no fining, no filtration; SO2 under 100 mg/L
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