Red

Barolo

By Voerzio Martini, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Voerzio Martini Barolo

Barolo from La Morra vineyards at La Serra and Boiolo, 100% Nebbiolo (Michet), aged about 24 months in 500 L French oak.

Tasting notes

Garnet red with light amaranth shades. Intense nose with a very wide range of scents, from spicy to sweeter, floral and fruity notes, and a delicate hint of vanilla. Full and soft, with balanced tannins and great persistence; excellent cocoa and overripe fruit notes. A full-bodied, classic wine that does not fear ageing.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100% (Michet clone)
Production area
La Morra (La Serra and Boiolo)
Soil
Marne of Sant'Agata: mixed clay, fine sand and limestone (55% clay, 30% sand, 15% limestone). Altitude 400 m.
Exposure
South / South East
Vineyard planting
Planted 1985 (Italian page), Guyot training, 6,000 vines per hectare. Three or four manual green harvests thin the crop.
Vinification
Hand harvest in small crates. Fermentation with emerged cap in stainless steel tanks for 15 to 20 days with temperature and oxygen control. After fermentation the wine is handled under nitrogen up to bottling to protect aromas and colour and cut sulfite use. Malolactic fermentation, then about 24 months in 500 L French oak (60% new, 40% second passage), with the last 6 months blended in 25 hL French oak casks before bottling. Dry extract 32 g/L.

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