Barolo DOCG del Comune di Serralunga d’Alba
Grape: Nebbiolo 100%
Municipality of production: Serralunga d’Alba (CN)
Number of bottles produced each year: 3500
Training system: Guyot counter espalier
Vineyard exposure and altitude: south 400 mt. a.s.l.
Type of soil: mainly clayey and calcareous
Age of vines: 40-50 years
Planting density: 4000 plants/ha
Yield/hectare: 6,5 tonnes/ha
Harvest period: second ten days of October – manual harvest
Wine making process: alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks for 20/25 days, with temperature control and daily pumping over.
Maturing: two years in barriques and oak barrels and 12 months more in bottle
Organoleptic Analysis: The Barolo of the municipality of Serralunga presents itself with a lively red with grenade shades.
The nose is rich, austere and deep. The dried violet and undergrowth notes, typical of Nebbiolo wine, and those balsamic ones of the territory of origin, are expressively balanced.
Serving temperature: 18°C