Oberto Barolo Albarella 2012

Oberto Barolo Albarella 2012

91
JS 93
VO 93

Andrea Oberto, 0,75 l - 15.00%
100% Nebbiolo

HK$ 390.00
Price 
Out of stock

Piedmont - Italy
Red still

How to serve

Serve at:

18 - 20°C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Oberto Barolo Albarella 2012

Colour

Red garnet.

Bouquet

Prominent notes of China Calissaia bark, tobacco and dried flowers linger in the fleshy rich aroma.

Flavour

Shows a powerful and firmstructure balanced by amoderate acidity whichmakes the wine drinkable and very pleasant.

Pairing

Meat
Game
Cheese

Features

Name Oberto Barolo Albarella 2012
Type Red still
Classification DOCG Barolo
Year 2012
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 15.00% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Nebbiolo
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Origin La Morra (CN)
Climate Exposure: south-west.
Soil composition Clayey
Cultivation system Classic Guyot method withmedium-short trimming.
No. plants per hectare 5.000 stocks/Ha
Harvest Manual harvesting of the overripe grape in 20-kg perforated crates through a careful selection of the bunches.
Fermentation temperature 34 °C
Vinification Transfer in cellar within hours, grape crushing and destemming, and 15% must bleeding. Themo-controlled fermentation at 34 °C, with often and soft pumpovers. Longmaceration of themarcs (about 350 hours); racking in barriques, where the naturalmalolactic fermentation takes place.
Ageing 24 months in all new barriques; 2 months in stainless steel vats and and 6months in bottle.
Production year 4,000 bottles
Allergens Contains sulphites

Official awards

Expert

Award

Description

Vintage

Bibenda
 
4 bunches of grapes - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2012
James Suckling
93/100 
2012
Veronelli
 
3 red stars - An excellent wine 2012
Vinous
93/100 
2012
Vitae AIS
 
3 vines - An excellent wine 2012
xtraWine
91/100 
2012
Gambero Rosso
 
2 red glasses - An excellent wine that has reached the final tasting 2011
Robert Parker
92/100 
2010
Robert Parker
90/100 
2009
Wine Spectator
91/100 
2008
Wine Spectator
92/100 
2005
Andrea Oberto
From this winery:

In 1959 a farmer in Langhe decided to concentrate his job in La Morra, buying a farmhouse. The family involvement was the condition to keep it: taking part of, working together, proposing new common aims. Country life is dinamic and the farmer soon ...

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