Barolo Fossati

ITALY – Piedmont

Locality:

ITALY – Piedmont

Appellation:

Barolo

Grape Variety:

Nebbiolo

WineMaker:

Francesco and Giacomo Vaira

Vineyard:

0.36 ha. planted in 2012 over 60% clay, 25% limestone and 15% sand. From the hill of San Ponzio, southwest facing and 420m elevation.

Viticulture:

Organic (not certified). Guyot-Poussard pruning. Density of 4000 vines/ ha.

WineMaking:

De-stemmed but not crushed. Fermented over ambient yeasts for 2 weeks in stainless steel tank with pied de cuve style. Complete malolactic conversion.

Aging:

Racked and aged for 12 months in used barrels and barriques. Then bottled and age for 6 additional months before release.

Bottling:

Neither fined nor filtered.

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