Barolo Cannubi DOCG 2019 Michele Chiarlo

Cannubi is one of the most historical crus in Italy, a bottle of 1752 Cannubi still exists! At the centre of the Cannubi Hill is Michele Chiarlo's vineyard. In collaboration with the Swiss University of Changins, it is the first vineyard to be laid out into terraces here, in order to gain the optimal potential from the terroir. Planted in 1990 on this south facing slope of over 20%, this site enables the maximum light exposure and a perfect maturation. The Helvetian and Tortonian soils are limestone marls, with an alkaline pH and a sand content of more than 30% . They are poor in organic matter but rich in trace elements such as magnesium and iron trace elements.

Fermentation took place in 55 hectolitre oak barrels, with 20 days of grape skin contact. The cap was plunged to encourage the extraction of colour, flavours and fine tannins, during which the temperature was maintained at 27° to 30°C. The wine was matured in average sized oak casks for two years, followed by further refinement in the bottle of at least 15 to 16 months prior to release.