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Wine Description
The Story
14 vineyards situated in the municipality of Barbaresco. The land, at a height between 250 and 330 metres above the sea level, covers a surface of 21.4 hectares. The plants are 40 years old on average.The grapes coming from each single vineyard, seprately undergo fermentation, maceration and ageing in oak for 12 months. Then they are blended and further aged in oak for another 12 months.
Vintage 1986
Italy Vintage Report by Tb: 1986 provided another excellent vintage campaign right after 1985. Indeed, 1986 kept producers on their toes. The second extremely cold winter in a row turned into a rainy spring. In May, all of Italy was subjected to a heatwave, which was followed by variable summer weather and devastating hail storms in Piedmont. The most unfortunate producers lost their entire harvest due to the hail. The end of summer and autumn...
