Cavallotto
Cavallotto Barbera d'Alba Vigna del Cuculo Superiore 2022
| Denomination | Barbera d'Alba DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Piedmont (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Barbera |
| Aging | 24 months in 20-30-50 hl Slavonian oak barrels. After bottling, the wine was aged in the company's cellars for at least 6 months before being marketed. |
Description
Excellent structure with typical Barbera aromas produced in the Barolo area with hints of red fruits and flowers. It is an open and intense wine with excellent suitability for ageing.
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Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1948
- Oenologist: Alfio e Giuseppe Cavallotto
- Bottles produced: 100.000
- Hectares: 25
In 1928, Giacomo Cavallotto acquired the whole Boschis property, and in 1946 his grandchildren – the brothers Olivio and Gildo – began to vinify the estate’s entire grape production for sale as their own bottled and labeled wine. They had learned how to make wine – in addition to the traditional viticultural practices – under the expert guidance of their father Giuseppe and their Uncle Marcello (both Giacomo’s sons).
In 1989 the family acquired 60% of the historic Vignolo Cru (adjacent to the Bricco Boschis) and were the first to bottle this cru on its own as the Cavallotto Barolo Riserva Vignolo. Since 1995, the vineyard plots of Colle Sudovest and Punta Marcello were reborn as a "normal" Barolo (a "non-riserva" wine, as had been the practice here from 1948 to 1967) with the name of Cru Bricco Boschis.
Since the end of the 1980’s, Olivio’s children Alfio, Giuseppe and Laura have continued the work of gradual growth and constant quality improvements begun by their father and uncle. The cellars were also expanded: in 1994, a new barrel aging cellar was excavated into the Bricco Boschis hill and was attached to the existing bottling and aging areas, and in 2008 the bottle aging cellar was expanded. Read more
| Name | Cavallotto Barbera d'Alba Vigna del Cuculo Superiore 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red organic still |
| Denomination | Barbera d'Alba DOC |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Barbera |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Cavallotto |
| Origin | Castiglione Falletto (Cuneo) |
| Climate | Altitude: 250-310 m a.s.l. Exposure: South-West, West. |
| Yield per hectare | 4,900 kg/hectare |
| Wine making | Complete destemming of the grapes. Fermentation only with indigenous yeasts. Traditional fermentation with the semi-submerged cap with punching down and pumping over. Controlled fermentation temperature of 29°C on indigenous yeasts. Total maceration time: 12 8 days. Malolactic fermentation in concrete tanks in the spring following the harvest. |
| Aging | 24 months in 20-30-50 hl Slavonian oak barrels. After bottling, the wine was aged in the company's cellars for at least 6 months before being marketed. |
| Total acidity | 6.22 gr/L |
| PH | 3.42 |
| Residual sugar | 0.6 gr/L |
| Dry extract | 29.1 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |