Castello di Verduno Barolo Massara 2016

Wine Type:
Style of Wine:	Big & Bold
Country of Origin:	Italy
Wine Region:	Piedmont
Appellation:	Barolo
Grape Varietal:	Nebbiolo
Bottle Format:	750mL
Case Size:	12 bottles
$1,511.40 Per Case ($125.95/btl) Add to Cart

Tasting Notes

Bright ruby red with an expansive nose of rose petal, leather, ripe red fruit and tobacco. Elegant yet rich and powerful on the palate with fine mouth-filling tannins, a long complex lingering finish. One for the ages.

Winemaker's Notes:

Total vineyard area is 1.22 hectares facing south-east all planted with the Nebbiolo variety. The white soil is mainly chalky clay, known as the "Marne di Sant'Agata" (30% sand, 55% clay, 15% limestone). From these soils we obtain wines that are elegant, perfumed, with a good ageing potential.

Harvest:
Selective picking of grapes took place on Sept 29-30, 2006. Maceration in wooden (tino) vats with the traditional technique of a "submerged cap". Alcoholic fermentation lasted 27 days.

Ageing:
Ageing took place in large Slovenian oak casks for 24 months, followed by 6 months in steel and 27 months in the bottle prior to release.

Bottling:
The wine was bottled without filtration on June 18, 2009 into Albeisa bottles.


      

Critical Praise

Highly recommended, 4 out of 5 stars, Decanter 2010