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Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
Over 25 years
Decanting time:
2 hours

- Start up year: 1991
- Oenologist: Giuseppe Caviola
- Bottles produced: 80.000
- Hectares: 10
This is the Langa of the eighties: hills not yet known on which begins to blow a new wind, and where owning a tractor to work a vineyard can make a difference. So how does the difference know the right teachers. Beppe rent that vineyard of dreams, called Barturot, and processes the grapes in the garage of his parents' home. One day Elio Altare, already established star of the Barolo galaxy, taste the wine and encourages Beppe bottling. They come out 860 bottles of Dolcetto. The first label signed Caviola. It is 1991. Read more


Name | Ca' Viola Barolo Sottocastello di Novello Riserva 2013 |
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Type | Red still |
Denomination | Barolo DOCG |
Vintage | 2013 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Vendor | Ca' Viola |
Origin | Sottocastello di Novello |
Climate | Altitude: 420 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South, Southeast. |
Soil composition | Lithology - Marl and clayey-marl gray-white coloured (Sant'Agata Fossili Marl Formation) followed by sand and sandstones dark-grey or yellowish coloured at the top of the hill (Diano d'Alba Sandstones Formation) Soil - Sandy-clay, slightly evolved, light coloured, calcareous, with alkaline pH. |
Cultivation system | Guyot |
Plants per hectare | 5000 |
Yield per hectare | 55 q. |
Harvest | First half of October. |
Wine making | Fermentation: 15-20 days in temperature-controlled tanks with 25-30% of whole grapes (depends on vintage). Maceration: 25-30 days of post-fermentation maceration with submerged cap. |
Aging | 24 months in big barrels, 12 months in concrete vats not vitrified. Filtration: none. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |