Lorens Barolo Bricco Ambrogio DOCG

100% Nebbiolo. Garnet red with orange reflections. Great complexity and finesse with notes
of ripe plum and licorice. Full, richly structured and harmonious on the palate with a long finish.

“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

  • 2019 | Wine Enthusiast94 Editor's Choice
  • 2020 | 9393
Grape Varieties:

100% Nebbiolo

Fermentation container:

Concrete tanks

Length of alcoholic fermentation:

25 days

Type of yeast:

Cultivated

Maceration technique:

Submerged cap

Length of maceration:

25 days

Malolactic fermentation:

Yes

Aging containers:

Oak barrels

Container size:

25 hL

Type of oak:

Austrian

Aging before bottling:

Min. 38 months

Aging in bottle:

12 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:

6,000

Exposure:

South/Southeast

Years planted:

1963-1968

Time of harvest:

Early to mid October

Total yearly production (in bottles):

5,200

Tasting notes:

Garnet red with orange reflections. Great complexity and finesse with notes of ripe plum and licorice. Full, richly structured and harmonious on the palate with a long finish.

Serving temperature:

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

Food pairings:

Pairs well with red meat, game, and aged cheese.

Aging potential:

20-30 years

Alcohol:

15%

Winemaker:

Walter Lodali and Umberto Cagnasso