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Location: Barolo (CN)
Hectares (estate-owned): 10
Altitude: from 230 to 270m a.s.l.
Facing: south-east
Soil: 53% clay, 32% silt, 15% sand; pH 8.05
Grape-variety: Nebbiolo (Lampia)
Stock: Kober 5BB
Plants per hectare: 4300
Buds per hectare: 39000
1st year of production: 1962
A brief maceration follows the primary fermentation before the malolactic.
Ageing takes place in large oak casks and small 3-hl. barrels for 32 months.
This is a soft, smooth, round Barolo. With its moderate tannins, its
alcohol and acidity are generally well-balanced. Extraordinarily easy to drink
just a few months after bottling, in outstanding vintages it can also be cellared
for considerably longer than 10 years.
65.000
red meats, also richly-cooked game.
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