Barolo Riserva Villero

Designation: Barolo D.O.C.G.

Grape Variety: Nebbiolo 100%

Vineyard: located near the village of Castiglione Falletto, the Villero vineyard faces south/ southwest. The vines' average age is 45 years and the density is 4.000 plants per hectare. In the 2013 harvest, yielding was about 53 hectoliters of wine per hectare. The harvest date was October 17.

Soil: moderately clayey and compact, with evident white and blue marlstone.

Winemaking: after the alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks which lasts for 27 days at a temperature of 28 to 32 degrees, the wine is then transferred into 30 hl oak casks for the malolactic fermentation and the subsequent aging. It was bottled without filtration on June 22, 2016. The total production for the 2013 vintage was 3.986 standard bottles, 100 magnums, 5 double magnums.