Barolo Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe 2018 Cavallotto

Barolo Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe is a high quality red wine produced by Cavallotto in Barolo, in the Langhe. It is obtained from grapes that come from Vigna San Giuseppe, a company cru with south-west exposure and soil rich in marl. These macerate with a semi-submerged cap for approximately 40 days. The wine subsequently ages in Slavonian oak barrels for about 4 years, then bottled. On the nose, the notes of hazelnut and truffle, the mentholated and liquorice notes are surprising for their intensity; when tasted it shows what it is, an absolute champion, with noble tannins and an absurd aging potential. Barolo Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe is a champion to pair with high-quality, long-matured meats

Manufacturer: Cavallotto

Barolo Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe

️ Castiglione Falletto, Piedmont

Cavallotto

Nebbiolo

2018

️  14.5%

Red Wine

The grapes come from a soil with a strong presence of clayey calcareous marl with exposure to the South West, they ferment spontaneously with a submerged cap for almost 40 days, followed by 4 years of aging in Slavonian oak barrels and 12 months in the bottle

Extremely complex on the nose with notes of dried rose and violet, wild berry and plum jam, hazelnut and truffle, undergrowth with mentholated notes and mineral notes, black spices and liquorice

Powerful and elegant, spectacular with dense and noble tannins. The structure is exuberant, the drink is absurd even with many years behind it, persistent and long

Serving temperature 16°-20°

Beef Fillet

Meditative, epic

Castiglione Falletto (CN)

The Cavallotto wine estate is located in Castiglione Falletto, in Piedmont, and belongs to the territory of one of the most important municipalities in the Langhe, within which there are some of the most prestigious crus in the whole the denomination of Barolo. The Cavallotto company itself can count on one of the most important crus, Bricco Boschis, spread over an area of ​​23 hectares of vineyards. Today it is Olivio’s children – Laura, Giuseppe and Alfio Cavallotto – who firmly hold the reins of the company. In addition to the Bricco Boschis vineyard, the Cavallottos purchased 60% of the historic Vignolo cru in 1989. Both crus are dedicated to the cultivation of Nebbiolo from Barolo.

The company, however, also owns other plots, such as five hectares of Dolcetto cultivation (Vigna Melera and Vigna Scot), two hectares of Barbera (Vigna del Cuculo) , to which are finally added the remaining three hectares cultivated with Grignolino, Freisa, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
In the vineyard, the agronomic choices are aimed at respecting the environment, ecosystem and nature; what is adopted between the rows is an innovative organic viticulture system, according to which the plants, trained using the Guyot method, reach a density of 5 thousand vines per hectare and are managed while maintaining low yields per hectare, and they are cared for following the rhythm of the seasons.

In the cellar, the spaces are functional and designed to accompany the grapes’ journey towards transformation into wine in the best possible way. All things considered, the result is simply excellent wines, capable better than any other of representing the highest enological essence of the Langhe lands.