PRODUTTORI DEL BARBARESCO Riserva Ovello Barbaresco 2001

PRODUTTORI DEL BARBARESCO Riserva Ovello Barbaresco 2001

PRODUTTORI DEL BARBARESCO Riserva Ovello Barbaresco 2001

THE WINERY – PRODUTTORI DEL BARBARESCO

The History.

Before 1894, Nebbiolo grapes where sold to make Barolo wine or simply labeled «Nebbiolo di Barbaresco». But in 1894, Domizio Cavazza, headmaster of the Royal Enological School of Alba and a Barbaresco resident, created the first cooperative, the «Cantine Sociali», by gathering together nine Barbaresco vineyard owners to make wine in the local castle that he owned. He understood well the differences between the same grape, the Nebbiolo, grown in the different areas of Barolo and Barbaresco and, for the first time, recognized it on the wine label.

The «Cantine Sociali» was closed in the 1930’s because of fascist economic rules. In 1958, the priest of the village of Barbaresco, recognizing that the only way the small properties could survive was by joining their efforts, gathered together nineteen small growers and founded the Produttori del Barbaresco.

United once again, the small growers continued the work started by Domizio Cavazza, producing only Barbaresco wine and enhancing both the reputation of the wine and the village.

The winery

The Produttori del Barbaresco, founded in 1958, now has 51 members and controls more than 100 hectares (250 acres) of premium Nebbiolo vineyards in Barbaresco. Each family is in full control of its land, growing Nebbiolo grapes with centuries old skill and dedication. The vinery produces a Barbaresco D.O.C.G., a blend of Nebbiolo grapes harvested from different vineyards, and a simpler Nebbiolo Langhe suited for earlier consumption.

BARBARESCO OVELLO

Barbaresco Ovello Riserva is a Piedmontese fine wine produced by Produttori del Barbaresco. The Nebbiolo grapes come from the homonymous cru from which this Reserve takes its name. The Ovello vineyard is located in the south, south-west of the municipality of Barbaresco, on calcareous-clayey soils; and offers complex and austere wines, with fruity hints and Great predisposition to aging.

VINIFICATION: 36 months in oak barrels, then at least 12 months in bottle

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