Barolo "Cicala" 2015 DOCG - Aldo Conterno

• Barolo "Cicala" 2015 DOCG - Aldo Conterno

Grape: Nebbiolo

Vintage: 2015

Colour: red

Content: 0,75lt.

SPECIES OF VINE: Nebbiolo, Michet and Lampia varieties.
VINEYARD: “Cicala” vineyard, in Bussia (Monforte d'Alba).
HARVEST: manual, with grapes selection in the vineyard.
TIME OF HARVEST: mid-October.
VINIFICATION: red, with skin soaking inside stainless steel vats.
VINIFICATION TIME: the must stays on contact with the skins for 15 days: during this time the alcoholic VINIFICATION usually gets fully complete, and the wine is then drawn off.
VINIFICATION TEMPERATURES: changeable, with highest peaks of 32 degrees centigrades.
CELLAR REFINING: the new wine remains inside stainless steel vats for 3 to 5 months, and it undergoes several decantings before being put into big Slavonian oak barrels, where it is left ageing for 28 to 30 months; then, it will be bottled.
NOTES: the vineyard “Cicala” [meaning: balm-cricket] is about 40-45 years old and its vines are replanted from time to time. The main variety of Nebbiolo is Lampia and its rootstock is Rupestris du Lot.