Cantina Barale di Barolo Cuneo Piemonte

Grape variety: 100% Nebbiolo.
Origin area: municipality of Barolo CN
Soil: calcareous soil with a loamy-sandy texture.
Exposure: South – East.
Altitude: 250 m.a.s.l..
Slope: 30 %.
Cultivation notes: planting density of 4500 vines per hectare and low Guyot training on trellis. Organic farming practices.
Harvest period: first decade of October; hand-picked with careful selection of the bunches.
Vinification: gentle crushing and destemming of the grapes; static fermentation with indigenous yeasts at a controlled temperature of 25 °C; subsequent maceration for 10-15 days with frequent spraying of the skins.
Aging: in 500 l tonneaux for a period of 6 months.
Organoleptic characteristics:
COLOUR: ruby red, acquiring garnet reflections with aging.
AROMA: intense, broad, with notes of small red fruits and floral sensations of rose, violet, and wisteria.
FLAVOUR: dry, full-bodied, appropriately tannic when young.