“A little medicinal, cloves and Bay rum. Dusty spices, a dried-fruit sweetness, and something a little like maraschino liqueur. Tense, dry, anxious; tannins fine but clamped white-knuckle tight to the fruit.
Bright orange-citrus acidity piercing the core and a juniper fragrance, but at the moment that’s all tucked back behind the wire.
Needs time to come together.”Jancis Robinson, 16+ points
Red wines
“Pichemej” Barolo Docg
ONLINE SHOPGRAPE VARIETY: 100% Nebbiolo specifically “Lampia” and “Michet”.
VINEYARDS CHARACTERISTICS: Southwest exposition, altitude in Monforte d’Alba 230 m a.s.l., soil composition: clayey marls with a high percentage of sand; altitude in La Morra 300 m a.s.l., soil composition: white, clay, calcareous.
AVERAGE PLANTING YEAR: 1975, traditional Guyot.
HARVEST: Manual, the first week of October.
VINIFICATION AND AGEING: Selection in the vineyard and selection during light crushing to remove the berries that are not perfectly healthy and ripe.
Fermentation with maceration in contact with the skins at 30° C for 30 days. Malolactic fermentation in large barrels of 30 Hl and 30 months of ageing in wood. Batonnage on ne lees for the first 10 months. Bottling under nitrogen coverage and bottle storage for a minimum of 6 months in a controlled temperature environment.
WINE MAKER: Valentina Marrone