Features
Name:
Tortoniano Barolo DOCG
Terrain:
grey tuffaceous limestone marls dating from the Tortonian era (9 million years ago) of marine sedimentary origin; active limestone 12% and basic Ph. Remarkable presence of trace elements in particular magnesium and manganese
Cellar
Since 1956, Michele Chiarlo has been vinifying the essence of Piedmont, loving and enhancing the most incredible wine-growing area in the world. Cultivating 110 hectares of vineyards between Langhe, Monferrato and Gavi, the best crus in full respect of strict ecological criteria, terroir and their expressions. If tradition is a consolidated innovation, Michele Chiarlo can be fully considered a 'traditional' reality. They have always focused on enhancing the great terroirs of the Langhe and Monferrato, using only indigenous vines, Nebbiolo, Barbera, Cortese and Moscato grown exclusively in the hills, which are the authentic expression and symbol of their terroir and the thousand-year-old wine culture of these places. Michele Chiarlo has chosen an integral sustainable approach, an attention to the environment and the production context that is reflected in every choice made by the winery in order to protect a landscape that is at the very basis of the quality of its wines
Description
Tortoniano' Barolo comes from vineyards located between the communes of La Morra and Barolo. Cerequio is considered one of the most prestigious cru of Barolo. A splendid amphitheatre of vineyards where soils, exposure and microclimate combine to create exceptional Barolo. The wine reflects a vintage of great elegance, very healthy and perfectly ripe grapes, a wine with a broad and varied bouquet and a taste of character and freshness.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Garnet colour with brilliant highlights
Persuasive bouquet, complex with notes of rose petals, juniper berries, fine spices
Ample flavour, good structure with a silky tannin texture that surprises by giving harmony even in the youthful phase of this Barolo Remarkable elegance and
persistence.
Storage time:
over 10 years
Vinification
in steel tanks. 17 / 18 days of maceration in contact with the skins and soft soaking of the cap using the 'shower' system at a temperature of between 32 and 27 °C. Malolactic fermentation in steel
Acknowledgements
2018 Wine Enthusiast 94/100
2018 Robert Parker 93/100
2018 James Suckling 90/100
2018 Falstaff 90/100
