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2004 BAROLO DOCG LA SERRA

VINEYARD PROFILE

Soil, Aspect, Elevation: Calcareous with high limestone content, South-East facing, 378m
Locality: About 1 km south of Serralunga d'Alba
Training: Guyot

TASTING NOTES

Color: Concentrated, bright Garnet
Bouquet: Violet and rose overtones, with black fruit characteristics and hints of coffee and liquorice
Taste: Black cherry, plum and dark fruit flavours, coffee, liquorice and earthy, leathery overtones. More powerful than the Cerretta, showing more dense tannins and a typically precise, long Serralunga finish
Pairings: Stews, red meats and darker game such as Wild Boar

WINEMAKER NOTES

Grape-Harvest: Harvested by hand
Fermentation: Vinification in cement tanks with wild yeasts. Fermentation over 30 - 35 days with Remontages, Delestages and daily punching-down of the cap
Ageing: Ageing takes place in large 25 hl Fontainebleau Forest French oak casks for 36 months
Bottling: The wine is bottled without filtration

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Grape Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
Alcohol: 14,50% vol
Production: 4,500 bottles / year
First year of production: 2004
Total Acidity: 6.30 g / l
Sugar: 0 g / l
pH: 3.6
Serving Temperature: 16 °-17 °C
Glasses: Burgundy balloons