Barolo Docg Vigna Rionda Tommaso Canale
Denomination: Barolo D.O.C.G. Vigna Rionda
Wine Area: 100% Nebbiolo
Grades: 14,50% vol.
Production: 1500 bottles
First year of production: 2007
Vineyard Characteristics
Vineyard name / Location: Vigna Rionda / Serralunga d'AlbaYears planted: 1946
Wine-Making
Grape-Harvest: The harvest takes place in the second half of October
Fermentation: Vinification is carried out in a stainless steel tank with ambient yeasts. The fermentation takes place over 6 weeks with regular punching-down and Remontages
Ageing: The wine is aged in large Slavonian oak casks for 36 months
Bottling: The wine is bottled without filtration
Description of Wine
Colour: Concentrated, bright Garnet
Bouquet: Violet, roses, leather, tar with balsamic overtones, black fruit characteristics and notes of Alba truffle
Taste: Classic Vigna Rionda Barolo flavours of black cherry and other dark fruits, with spicy notes and even a hint of black olive. A very powerful and long-lived wine, with a massive structure combined with extreme elegance
Pairings: Stews, red meats and darker game such as Wild Boar. Deep thought
Information
Total Acidity: 6,30 %
Sugar: 0
pH: 3.6
Maximum Serving Temperature: 16°-17° C
Glasses: Burgundy balloons
