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TASTING NOTES:
The extremely hot and torrid 2017 vegetative cycle was exemplary for Barbera, which loves heat and thrives in conditions that make other vines wilt. When conditions are warm, the natural acidity and freshness of Barbera is balanced out by a voluptuous fruit and forward character. Interestingly, these are vintages where Barbera ages best. The 2017 jumps out of the glass, all black stone fruits, black raspberry and cassis, followed by an intense freshness that keeps the sweetness balanced and lively.
FOOD PAIRINGS:
Pizza | Pasta | Red Meat | Cold Cuts | Bo Sot Vang | Bun Bo Nam Bo
BRAND NAME: Cavallotto
At the gates of Castiglione Falletto, in the heart of the Barolo Zone, on the slopes of the Bricco Boschis, one finds the Cavallotto Winery, which lies on 25 hectares of land. Since 1928, the Cavallotto family has owned the estate Tenuta Bricco Boschis. In 1946, they were the first cultivators in Castiglione Falletto to vinify all of their estate’s fruit. In 1948 they released the first bottling of their own BAROLO wine, with the label and registered trademark of Cavallotto. Today the children of Olivio – Laura, Giuseppe and Alfio, the 4th generation working the family farm – continue to exclusively vinify the grapes produced in their estate vineyards into DOC and DOCG wines.
