Giovanni Rosso
Barolo La Serra 2020
Other years:
2017| Denomination | DOCG Barolo |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Piedmont (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Aging | Matured in 25 hl French oak barrels from the Forest of Fontainebleau for a period of 36 months. |
| Other years | 2017 |
Description
Giovanni Rosso Barolo La Serra is produced in vineyards located in Serralunga d'Alba. This is an area with a strong winemaking vocation, and the wines from these crus' exhibit great structure and longevity. The company's vineyards are located in an elevated position, almost at the top of the hill. This allows them to benefit from sunlight practically throughout the day. The company carries out meticulous vine management, deciding on defoliation and thinning depending on the weather conditions. These two operations are, in fact, carried out based on the stage of veraison and ripening of the grapes. The soils are predominantly calcareous, unlike the medium-hillside areas where there are also clayey patches. The altitude and good temperature ranges contribute to producing a Barolo DOCG of excellent quality. The aim of the Giovanni Rosso company is to produce wine that is in synergy with the territory in which it is born.
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Serve at:
18 - 20 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1960
- Oenologist: Davide Rosso
- Bottles produced: 55.000
- Hectares: 9
Giovanni's son, Davide, studied Oenology and gained invaluable experience in France. In 2001 Davide, then 27 years old, took charge of the vinification & affinamento/elevage of the wines with one goal in mind: "Wine should be a perfect copy of its terroir"... in this case from the slopes of Serralunga d'Alba, among the finest soils in the world.
The Giovanni Rosso cantina (winery) is located in the hamlet of Baudana, just a couple of kilometres north of Serralunga d'Alba village. A traditional family cascina, or farmhouse, it houses the fermentation, ageing, bottling and labeling facilities as well as the offices.
Davide Rosso has been looking for many years for a new terroir where he could face a new challenge himself. The side-project was officially born in May 2016 with the purchase of the Etna estate near the village Solicchiata of Castiglione di Sicilia. The farm rises a few kilometers before Passopisciaro down to Montedolce, a small inactive crater that gives the name to the Contrada. We are in the northeast side of the volcano, a perfectly suited area for the production of red wines. The new holdings extend for fourteen hectares in one single plot among which just something more than six hectares are dedicated to viticulture: 1.2 ha for the whites and 5.5 ha for the reds (Carricante and Nerello Mascalese with small percentages of other local grape varieties, as the tradition requires). The training system has been renamed as "candelabro". Read more
| Name | Giovanni Rosso Barolo La Serra 2020 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Barolo DOCG |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Giovanni Rosso |
| Origin | La Serra vineyard located in Serralunga d'Alba. |
| Harvest | in mid-October. |
| Wine making | Fermentation lasts about 29 days with daily pumping over, delestages and piages, vinification in cement tanks without selected yeasts. Bottling takes place without any filtration. |
| Aging | Matured in 25 hl French oak barrels from the Forest of Fontainebleau for a period of 36 months. |
| Total acidity | 6.3 gr/L |
| PH | 3.6 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |