Vintage 2019
2019 started slowly due to a long-lasting winter season. A rainy April and a fresh May produced a season in line with more traditional development. The high temperatures during June and July combined with the availability of water in the soil to create the conditions for rapid plant growth. August was mild with good rainfall. The harvest started regularly. The grapes were healthy with slightly higher acidity than the average and, for the red ones, a high accumulation of anthocyanins and an excellent polyphenol profile.
Wine details
Vintage: 2019
Winemaker: Paolo Giacosa
Grapes: 100% Nebbiolo
Growing Area: Carpegna - Serralunga d'Alba: Foglio 2 - Part. 25, 362 e 984
Alcohol: 14,50 %
Food: It pairs with hunting game, roasts, mature cheeses. Also appreciated as an after-dinner drink.
Characters
Young Aged
Light Bodied
Sweet Dry
Steel Oak
Winemaker's Notes
Colour: Deep ruby red with light garnet hues.
Nose: Wide, intense and complex bouquet with scent of blackberry, liquorice, tobacco, spices, coffee beans and faded roses. The Nebbiolo grape is easily recognisable.
Palate: Wide, complex, dry, full bodied, elegant, harmonic, rich in fine tannins and minerality with a pleasant long finish.
Serving: 16 - 18 °C
Cellaring: 20-25 years
Vineyard Information
Exposure: S, SW
Vines age: 35 years
Soil: clay-limestone
Yield: 6500 kg/ha
Harvests: 100% hand-harvested
Training system: Guyot
Farming practices: Sustainable Viticulture
Winemaking Information
PRE-FERMENTATION PROCEDURES: grape bunches are hand-sorted on a vibrating table and chilled with carbonic snow to avoid oxidation and reduce considerably the use of sulphur. After destemming, berries are hand-sorted on a second vibrating table and finally softly crushed. This process is “100% screw conveyor free” to handle grapes as gently as possible.
FERMENTATION PROCESS: the must is cooled and partially submitted to a cold maceration to preserve its best characters before fermentation in stainless steel vats and conic oak vats at controlled temperature. The maceration is long acting using délestage and, partially, submerged cap technique for over 28 days.
OAK REFINEMENT: the ageing is made for about 28 months in medium size oak casks (2400 litres).
The difference is...
Carpegna è un vigneto che si distingue, all’interno del Comune di Serralunga, per un suolo più giovane composto da marne di Sant’Agata fossili tipiche. Il risultato è un Barolo più aperto e accogliente rispetto ad altri vini provenienti dai vigneti di questo territorio.
