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2013 Cavallotto Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe
- Barolo Riserva DOCG, Italy
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 204 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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Critic tasting note: "A dazzling showing that combines Old School structure with finesse, this stunning red offers sublime aromas of rose, camphor, dark-skinned berry and new leather. Full bodied and delicious, the compelling palate delivers fruit purity and complexity, featuring ripe Marasca cherry, raspberry compote, star anise and tobacco. A backbone of noble tannins and vibrant acidity keeps it impeccably balanced. 2025–2053. Kerin O’Keefe" - 100/100, Wine Enthusiast
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Highlights
- From Barolo, Italy
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 204 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Nebbiolo
- Pairs well with Lamb
Winery
Cavallotto Fratelli is a pioneering Barolo producer, just south of Turin in Piedmont, Italy. Established in 1928, the family-owned winery has been producing wine from the Nebbiolo grape variety for mulitple generations.
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- Region or Appellation
- Drinking Window
- 2019-2050
- Alcohol ABV
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14.8%
- Residual Sugar g/L
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0.5 g/L
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Acidity TA
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5.77 g/L
- Acidity pH
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3.42
- Sulfites PPM
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59 ppm
- Blend
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100% Nebbiolo
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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Slavonian
- Ownership
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Alfio, Giuseppe and Laura Cavallotto
- Harvest date
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18 October
- Total Production Volume
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13124 Bottles
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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Vineyard Parcel(s): San Giuseppe. Vineyard Size: 2.38 ha. Vineyard Character: hillsides, sheltered amphitheater, hilltop. Slope Direction: South-West. Average Yield: 30 hl/ha.
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- Vintage Notes
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2013 is a vintage of character. The cool, wet spring fully replenished the water tables from the drought like conditions at the end of 2012. The cool growing season bade well for Nebbiolo, and we expect great Baroli from this vintage. However, the other varietals suffered a little in the cool late summer and early autumn temperatures.
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- Winemaking
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Full destemming, fermentation with indigenous yeasts only. Use of horizontal tanks and controlled temperature at 29°C. Traditional fermentation with semi-submerged cap. Total maceration time: 28 days. Malolactic Fermentation in cement tanks during springtime following the harvest.
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- Ageing
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Cask ageing for 60 months in Slavonian Oak botti of 20-30-50-80-100 hl.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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The Riserva San Giuseppe 2013 is still a very young wine. It is a closed, brooding wine of dense structure and great longevity. As befits the vintage, its character shows cool-vintage flavors and aromas, especially black cherries, licorice and truffle, with distinct dark floral notes. On the palate, the wine is still tight and focused, letting little escape but showing all the necessary elements for a long cellaring and - someday - a long drinking window. The finish is extremely long and currently shows the young tannins that will soften and integrate with time.
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About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Oxtail pappardelle Main Course
- Western
- Lamb with porcini Main Course
- Italian
- Venison ravioli Main Course
- Italian
- Parmesan Cheese Course
- Italian
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Vintage quality: Excellent
Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep
The 2013 vintage for Piedmont was extremely good.
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