Appellation: Municipality of Barolo, Castellero vineyard.
Coltivato a regime biologico.
Production: made with Barolo D.O.C.G. Castellero aged for at least
10 years. According to the original recipe the wine is aromatized with
a natural infusion of China Calissaja bark, Rhubarb root, Gentian and
other aromatic herbs. Fortified with alcohol in order to reach an
alcohol content of 17 %, it rests for at least a year in 700 l oak barrels
before bottling.
Organoleptic characteristics
Color: brick red tending towards orange.
Nose: spicy and intense with cinnamon and rhubarb notes.
Mouth:
well balanced between the bitterness of China Calissaja and
the sweetness of the sugar. Dry finish and slightly tannic, similar to an
aged Barolo.