VINIFICATION: on skins. Alcoholic fermentation lasts 10-12 days at a controlled temperature. After drawing off, the wine is placed in oak barrels, where the malolactic fermentation begins, and is left to age for 3 years. Some racking takes place during this time
AGEING: in oak barrels for 3 years
REFINEMENT: in bottles for at least 2-3 years. To be consumed within 10-15 years after bottling
Characteristic
COLOUR: ruby red (indicator of a young Barolo), tending towards garnet red with the passing of the years
BOUQUET: fruity and floral, like violet and young, spicy vanilla and goudron after a few years of ageing
TASTE: full, excellent structure, acidity not too marked, contained in pleasant tannins. A wine that evolves over time
PAIRING: elaborate dishes, game, aged cheeses, braised meats and roasted red meat