Barolo DOCG Gattera

Description and tasting notes

Colour: Intense garnet red with orange highlights.

Nose: On the nose, the wine is very elegant, fine and delicate. . Notes of fresh red fruits, in particular morello cherry, balsamic hints given by a balanced use of French wood. Notes of rose.

Taste: Very delicate. Tannin is present but well balanced with the alcohol content. The wine’s body and structure are present but elegance is its predominant characteristic in the mouth.

Information

Name of product: Gattera

Grapeyard: Nebbiolo

Denomination: Barolo

Classification: DOCG

Colour: red

Type: still

Country/Region: Italy/Piedmont

Alcohol content: 14,5%

Category:Fratelli Ferrero

Description

Description

Vinification

Method: traditional, with manual pumping over and punching down using sourdough starter

Temperature: 31° C thermo-conditioned

Length: 8 days

Malolactic fermentation: yes

Refinement: barriques

Type of barrel: 2000 litres

Type of wood: Slavonian oak and French oak

Time in barriques: 18 months

Minimum time in bottle: 6 months

Bottle

Weight of the empty bottle: 575 gr

Aging potential: 15 years

Cork size: 24 x 44

Cork material: natural cork

Type of bottle: Albeisa

Vineyard

% Grape/Vine: 100% Nebbiolo

Soil: limestone

Exposure: south

Cultivation method: integrated control

Year of planting: 1960/2019

Harvest type: manual

Packaging

Number of bottles per box: 6

Box size: 31 x 18 x 27