Barolo Bricco Ambrogio DOCG

100% Nebbiolo. Rich and bright garnet red. Ample and persistent nose with notes of ripe red berries. Harmonious on the palate with great structure, full body and length.

“You need the best grapes because here, because people really understand wine well. So if you don’t make the right choices when you’re making your wine, they will buy it elsewhere.”


Wine exported to

USA

Most recent awards

  • 2020 | Wine Enthusiast91
  • 2020 | James Suckling91
Grape Varieties:

100% Nebbiolo

Fermentation container:

Concrete tanks

Length of alcoholic fermentation:

25 days

Type of yeast:

Cultivated

Malolactic fermentation:

Yes

Type of oak:

Slavonian

Aging before bottling:

Minimum 38 months

Aging in bottle:

6 months

Closure:

Diam

Organic:

Sustainable

Vineyard location:

Roddi

Soil composition:

Clay in southeast and limestone in south

Vine training:

Guyot

Altitude:

919 feet (280 meters) above sea level

Vine density:

4,300 vines per ha

Yield:

7,000 kg per ha

Exposure:

South, Southeast

Years planted:

1993-1998

Total yearly production (in bottles):

9,000

Tasting notes:

"Rich and bright garnet red. Ample and persistent nose with notes of ripe red berries. Harmonious on the palate with great structure, full body and length."

Serving temperature:

Best served at 16-18 °C (60.8-64.4 °F)

Food pairings:

Red meat, mushrooms and truffles.

Aging potential:

Up to 20 years

Alcohol:

15%

Winemaker:

Walter Lodali and Umberto Cagnasso