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Barolo Aleste wine — Sandrone winery — Dionysus
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Barolo Aleste

by Sandrone · Piedmont, Italy

Awards & scores
  • Tre Bicchieri 2022Gambero Rosso, Vini d’Italia · 2017 vintage
  • Tre Bicchieri 2020Gambero Rosso, Vini d’Italia · 2015 vintage
Appellation
BaroloDOCG
Type
Red
Grapes
Nebbiolo
Alcohol
14.6%
Sweetness
Dry
Colour
Red
Colour depth
Dark
Body
Full-bodied
Serve at
16–18 °C
Bottled in
0.75 l
SandronePiedmont, Italy

About this wine

Vinification

For the 2011 vintage, the Nebbiolo was harvested by hand between 7 and 15 October, with each lot vinified separately. After destemming and crushing, the fruit underwent a gentle warm maceration for one day. Alcoholic fermentation began after 24–36 hours with native yeasts and continued for 25 days in stainless-steel tanks. A further maceration of 9–12 days followed in open vertical tanks. Malolactic fermentation took place in 500-litre French oak barrels, 20% of them new.

Ageing

The 2011 wine matured in the same 500-litre French oak barrels used for malolactic fermentation, followed by a further 18 months in bottle.

Label / history

The wine referred to in the source as “Cannubi Boschis” was first produced in 1985 as part of a cru series. It later became the only wine from that series still made by Sandrone.