GIOVANNI ROSSO Ester Canale Vigna Rionda Barolo 2016

GIOVANNI ROSSO

Azienda Agricola Giovanni Rosso is a small, family-owned producer in the heart of the Barolo commune of Serralunga d’Alba. We make only red wines, and our passion is for Barolo and its great grape, Nebbiolo.

We hope you enjoy our website and even more importantly, our wines. Since the 1890’s the Rosso family has farmed vineyards in Serralunga d’Alba, notably the Crus of Cerretta, La Serra, Broglio, Meriame, Sorano, Costa Bella, Lirano & Damiano. During the early 1980’s Giovanni Rosso restructured the vineyards with the aim of growing the best fruit.

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.

BAROLO ESTER CANALE VIGNA RIONDA

WINEMAKING

Harvest time: middle of October.
The fermentation lasts some 25 days according to the vintage with daily pumping over of the wine mass with délestages at half of the period (fermentation in stainless steel tanks).
The aging is conducted in 16hl large barrels of Slavonian oak (from 18 to 36 months according to the vintage)

WINE DESCRIPTION

• Perfumes: violet and roses, balsamic hints, wild berries jams, goudron, leather and truffle.
• Taste: superb in taste and perfect development; generous, mouthfilling, soft and yet delivers an incredibly elegant tension. Intense fruit with a fully developed tannin grip and the finish is like a dream.
• Pairings: Pidgeon braised in Barolo, Casserole Lamb, Blue Castelmagno

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