Barolo
denominazione di origine controllata e garantita

Municipality: Verduno, Monforte d’Alba.
Grape variety: Nebbiolo.
Vineyards, Exposure and Altitude: Pisapola
(South/East, 280-350 metres), Campasso (East,
250-350 metres), Riva Rocca (South/East, 270-340
metres), Boscatto (East, 250-370 metres), Rocche
dell'0lmo (East, 310-360 metres) and Gramelere
(South/West, 350-450 meters).
Average age: 25 years.
Total area: 4 hectares.
Soil: calcareous slimy limestone.
Harvest period and method: by hand, in October.
Vine training and Density of plants:
Guyot; 4,500 vines per hectare.
Fermentation and Maceration: 12-15 days in
tanks at a constant temperature of 28-30 °C
(82-86 'F).
Ageing and Fining: 3 years in 20-40 hectolitre
Slavonian and French oak casks. 2 months in
stainless steel tanks and at least 6 months
in horizontally laid bottles.
Bottling period: at the beginning of the 4th
year after the harvest.
Longevity: 7-14 years.
First year of production: 1880.
Yearly average production: 10.000 bottles
(Albeisa kind).

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