Barolo Ciabot Clerico 2010

Kind of wine:
red
Grape variety:
100% nebbiolo
Production:
22.000 bottles,
1.000 magnums
Vineyard surface
and its productivity:
5,50 ha in Ginestra
Cru area; 50 hundred
kilograms per hectare
Average age of the vines:
older vines planted from
1965 to 1970
Harvest time:
from October onwards,
manual harvest
Vinification
:
maceration on the skins
in rotor fermentor
for 20-30 days
Barrel program:
24 to 30 months in Frech
oak barriques (80% new -
20% once used)

Region Description

This noble variety from Italy is used primarily in Barolo and Barbaresco, two Piedmontese wines. It is a powerful, lusty grape, high in both tannin and acidity but balanced by an ample alcoholic content. Its color can be deep when the wine is young, but orangey tinges can develop within a few years. Its complex aroma is fruity, earthy, woodsy, herbal and floral.