Massolino Barolo Parussi DOCG
Country
Italy
bottle size
750 ml
Wine Type
Red Wine
Wine Region
Piedmont
Grape Variety
Nebbiolo
vintage
2008 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Alcohol
14%
characteristics
Body
Full
Full
Full
Acidity
High
High
High
Tannin
High
High
High
2008 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Product Description
Deep garnet red. Bouquet is ethereal and enveloping with intense and persistent notes of sweet spices, sandalwood, tobacco and leather. Flavour is Great structure. Remarkable tannin which softens with time and make it a perfect wine also for ageing. Its very long finish is typical of Barolos from Castiglione Falletto
Profile
Grape Blended
Nebbiolo
Palate
Great structure. Remarkable tannin which softens with time and make it a perfect wine also for ageing.
Colour
Deep garnet red.
Aroma
Ethereal and enveloping with intense and persistent notes of sweet spices, sandalwood, tobacco and leather.
Palate
Great structure. Remarkable tannin which softens with time and make it a perfect wine also for ageing.
Wine Pairing
:Beef
:Lamb
:Soft Cheese
:Pasta
:Barbecue
Product details
- Made from Nebbiolo grapes grown in the Parussi vineyard in Castiglione Falletto.
- Altitude: 300 m above sea level
- Total surface area: 1.30 hectares
- Soil composition: calcareous, clayey and sandy.
- Training system and vine density: traditional Guyot, with about 5,000 vines per hectare.
- Yield per hectare: 4.5 tons.
- Average age of vines: 40 years.
- Harvest: manual, in the second half of October.
- First year of production: 2007.
- Total bottles produced: from 4,000 to 5,000 0.75-litre bottles (depending on the vintage).
- Alcohol content: 13.5-14.5% by Vol. (depending on the vintage).
- Vinification and ageing: a traditional Barolo, 15-20 days of fermentation and maceration at 31-33°C; aged in oak barrels for about 30 months and left to mature in bottles placed in special dark, cool cellars for about a year.
- Note: the excellent south-easterly/south-westerly exposure of the vineyard situated on the crest of the hill, in the Parussi sub-zone, guarantees the production of excellent quality grapes. The very calcareous soil conveys a remarkable structure with quite strong tannins.
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