Barolo Riserva 2018

Barolo Riserva is an important wine and accompanies, with strength and elegance, the long history of Italy. Barolo is considered the wine of kings in all its versions, but it was precisely the one signed by the Borgogno family that was chosen by Camillo Benso di Cavour to toast the birth of the unification of Italy in 1861. This dry red wine, typical of Piedmont, comes from vineyards located in the cradle of Barolo production: an area of excellence, located in the municipality of the same name and defined by the extraordinary Crus of Cannubi, Fossati, and Liste. Here, thanks to the presence of a soil rich in clay and limestone and the dual solar exposure, south and southeast, designed to counteract the alternating fogs and frequent frosts, the juicy bunches of the prized Nebbiolo grape grow, trained using the Guyot arched system. Made from a single grape variety, the Barolo Riserva from the Giacomo Borgogno winery is produced following traditional procedures and using ancient tools still present on the estate. Fermentation is long and carried out at different temperatures, with punching down and pumping over done manually. The slow aging is carried out exclusively in enormous Slavonian oak barrels, where the wine ages and enhances its aromatic power for a minimum of four years. Prestigious and collectible, this still red in the Riserva version can be considered the quintessence of traditional Barolo: DOCG certified, it has also won important awards over the years, including the 5 Grappoli di Bibenda, 3 Stelle Rosse Veronelli and high scores awarded by James Suckling and Robert Parker.