Red
Sarmassa
By Virna Borgogno, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Single-vineyard Barolo from Sarmassa in Barolo village, aged in Slavonian oak casks and French oak barrels.
Tasting notes
Very deep ruby red, with a still fresh nose of red berries and delicate vanilla. Dry and full on the palate, with body and structure and polyphenols for long ageing.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo (Lampia and Michet)
- Cru / vineyard
- Sarmassa
- Production area
- Sarmassa, Barolo
- Exposure
- South
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1970 to 1980, 250 to 260 m, about 5,000 vines per hectare, Guyot
- Vinification
- Crushing and destemming, maceration on the skins for about 15 to 20 days at a maximum of 29 to 31°C. Aged about 18 months in Slavonian oak casks and 500 litre French oak barrels, then in steel before bottling, with at least 6 months of bottle rest lying down.
- Serving temperature
- 17-18°C
- Storage
- Best after 3 to 4 years, stored lying down in a cool, dark place.