Description

BAROLO DOCG

DENOMINATION AND AREA
Denomination: DOCG
Production area: depending of vintage Novello, mainly.
Variety: 1 00% Nebbiolo

VINEYARDS
Type of Soil: calcareous and clay.
Exposure: South, South-East
Altitude: 350 m above sea level
Year of planting: 1994-1999
Training system: traditional Guyot
Harvest: Manual, October.

VINIFICATION AND AGING
Maceration: with cap of about 15-20 days in wooden vats, (depending on the year) with frequent pumping over.
Malolactic fermentation: in steel barrels.
Aging: in barrels of 2500-5000 liters of Slavonian oak. (Garbel lotto)
(The time of wood aging is variable and follows the needs of the individual vintages)
Bottling: normally in the summer to ensure aging in bottle, placed it horizontally for about six months.
Annual production: about 6.000-10.000 bottles, depending on the year.