“Le Vigne is a wine created from 4 different Nebbiolo vineyards, each of which brings its own contribution. The 1st vineyard, Vignane, is situated in the historical part of the Barolo appellation & shares many characteristics with Cannubi. The Merli vineyard is located in Novello, which produces wines that are earthy & robust but with good aromatic complexity. The 3rd vineyard, Baudana in Serralunga d’Alba, gives the wine additional depth & richness. As of 2011, Le Vigne also includes fruit from Villero, a newly acquired vineyard in Castiglione Falletto.

“Each vineyard is vinified separately, and after destemming and light crushing, the must is covered with CO2 for a gentle warm maceration of approximately a day. Alcoholic fermentation begins about 24-36 hours later from native yeasts. A gentle maceration takes place in upright open-top steel tanks for the first 7-18 days of alcoholic fermentation. Immediately after alcoholic fermentation, which takes about 28 days, malolactic fermentation takes place in 500-liter French oak casks (25% new).
“Aging: French oak casks (25% new) for 24 months, followed by 18 months of bottle aging. 14.5% ABV;”

100 pts WA (Larner, 7/23/20),
98+ Vinous (Galloni, 2/1/20),
98 & “Cellar Selection” WE (9/1/20) @ $155,
97 Suckling,
18/20 JancisRobinson.com (Speller, 11/14/19), &
17.5/20 Vinum (8/’20)!

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