2012 Barolo, Marchesi di Barolo
Red • Piemonte • Barolo DOCG • Italy • 100% Nebbiolo • 91/100 James Suckling, 90/100 Decanter World Wine Awards
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2012 Barolo, Marchesi di Barolo, Piemonte, Italy, Barolo DOCG
The Marchesi di Barolo historical cellars are located in the town of Barolo, in the building overlooking the Castle of the Marquis Falletti.
It is here that more than 200 years ago a beautiful story began. The story of a wine cellar where, in the heart of the Langhe area and protected by gentle hills, a wine was born.
No one at that time could imagine that it was destined one day to be king: the King of Wines, the Wine of the Kings.
Today the Abbona Family continues the work that began more than two centuries ago producing high quality wines. Modernity and tradition meet here in the cellar and where a great heritage of vineyards and knowledge has been passed down from parents to children for over five generations.
The grapes used in the production of this wine come from vineyards located on hills with good slope, characterized by predominantly calcareous clay soil, interspersed with compact layers of sandstone and covered with fine quartz sand and fine silt. The grapes can bring an abundance of trace elements and ensuring a broad and immediate expression of the bouquet.
Grapes are quickly brought to the cellar for destalking and soft pressing, to extract from the peel and the outer area of the grape only the most noble and aromatic fractions.
The wine is aged for 2 years, a part in Slavonian oak barrels and the other part in French oak barrels (30 and 120 hectoliters). The fining carries on in bottle, for 12 months, before going into the market.
The Barolo reaches its maturity after 4 years from the harvest and matures further between 4 and 20 years.
- Name:
- Barolo, Marchesi di Barolo
- Appelation:
- Barolo DOCG
- Country:
- Italy
- Region:
- Piemonte
- Type:
- Red
- Vintage:
- 2012
- Varietal:
- 100% Nebbiolo
- Content:
- 750 ml
- Degree of alcohol:
- 14.0%
- Expert Rating:
- Our price per bottle:
- €36,50
- Type:
- Red slightly tiled
- Nose:
- Prunes, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, leather, smoked meat, beautiful final with a touch of noble wood
- Taste:
- Attack on prunes and spices, mid palate marked by chocolate and mocha, nuts, elegant and spicy final
- Dishes suggestions:
- Beef carpaccio with truffles, pasta or risotto with truffles
- To drink from:
- 2017
- To drink until:
- 2026
- Service Temperature:
- 16°C
- Delivery:
- Once you’ve completed your order you’ll receive an order confirmation email. Then, when your order leaves our warehouse you’ll receive a shipping confirmation email that includes a code to track the status of your order.
- Billing:
- Your invoice will be automatically sent to you after your purchase. Please fill in the usual information while placing your order (name, address, VAT number). You can also contact us through: support@upperwine.com.
- Returns:
- Please check the status of the case and bottles upon delivery. If you want to return your order, please send an email to support@upperwine.com. Returns will only be accepted in their original and closed packaging.
- Packaging:
- All bottles are repackaged in shock-absorbing packaging designed for the transport of wine.